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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$18,460 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 Louisiana. In fact, 842 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Public & Social Service Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Louisiana 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Louisiana

Check out the public administration and social service master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College the best value school in Louisiana for public administration and social service students working on their master’s degree. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

Louisiana State University graduate students pay an average of $13,031 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Louisiana State University also made our Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #2.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at Southern University and A & M College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in Louisiana. Southern University and A & M College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Southern University and A & M College are $10,658 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Southern University at New Orleans helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in Louisiana. SUNO is a small public school located in the city of New Orleans.

SUNO graduate students pay an average of $8,750 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Louisiana at Monroe helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in Louisiana. ULM is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Monroe.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ULM are $9,777 a year.

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#5

Grambling State University

Grambling, LA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Grambling State University is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Grambling, GSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GSU are $7,416 a year.

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Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public administration and social service programs. Located in the city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Tulane graduate students pay an average of $61,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Tulane also took the #1 spot in our Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana rankings.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 244
Florida 1,526
Virginia 1,152
Tennessee 853
North Carolina 1,324
Georgia 885
West Virginia 317
South Carolina 308
Kentucky 1,040
Arkansas 372
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 6 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.

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