2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Master's Degree Schools in Oregon

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, public administration and social service was ranked 6th in Oregon. In fact, 423 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Public & Social Service Master's Degree Schools in Oregon to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Oregon to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for public administration and social service students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public administration and social service majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Oregon Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public & Social Service

Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Degrees Awarded
California	5,554
Washington	712
Nevada	325
Hawaii	138
Alaska	65

Public Administration & Social Service Related Majors for Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Social Work	33,631
Public Administration	13,571
Public Policy	3,737
Human Services	1,277
Community Organization & Advocacy	741
Other Public Administration	295

Majors Similar to Public Administration & Social Service

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Legal Professions	45,189
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	13,045
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	10,452
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences	1,613

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to University of the Fraser Valley.

More about our data sources and methodologies.