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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$7,678 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,536 Avg Salary

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 5th in Arkansas. In fact, 372 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Public & Social Service Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Arkansas to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for public administration and social service students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Master's Degree Colleges.

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

Our analysis found Arkansas State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Arkansas. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Jonesboro.

A-State graduate students pay an average of $6,422 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

A-State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Arkansas State University - Main Campus Report

#2

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Out of the 3 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the # 2 spot on the list. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville.

UARK graduate students pay an average of $9,018 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UARK did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

UA Little Rock graduate students pay an average of $7,594 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 244
Florida 1,526
North Carolina 1,324
Virginia 1,152
Tennessee 853
Georgia 885
South Carolina 308
Louisiana 842
West Virginia 317
Kentucky 1,040
Alabama 1,018

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

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 3 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.

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