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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$11,634 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,536 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, public administration and social service students earned 1,198 degrees and certificates from an Arizona school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Public & Social Service Master's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Arizona 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 Arizona

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

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best value school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Arizona. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 per year.

ASU - Skysong also made our Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Arizona State University - Skysong

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NAU are $11,555 per year.

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#3

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Grand Canyon University are $11,538 a year.

Grand Canyon University also made our Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list, coming in at #4.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Grand Canyon University Report

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Arizona are $13,460 per year.

University of Arizona also took the #2 spot in our Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona rankings.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Phoenix - Arizona helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in Arizona. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UOPX - Arizona are $16,153 a year.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at University of Phoenix - Arizona Report

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 3,265
Oklahoma 292
New Mexico 331

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 5 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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