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2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$34,705 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,466 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service School for You

Public Administration & Social Service is one of the most popular subjects to study in District of Columbia. With 820 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in District of Columbia to see which 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools in District of Columbia

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

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality in Public & Social Service

Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the best value school in District of Columbia for public administration and social service students. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GWU are $57,984 per year.

GWU also took the #2 spot in our Best Public & Social Service Schools in District of Columbia rankings.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at George Washington University

#2

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in District of Columbia list. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

The American University undergraduate students pay an average of $51,334 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

The American University also took the #3 spot in our Best Public & Social Service Schools in District of Columbia rankings.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at American University

#3

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgetown are $59,957 per year.

Georgetown did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Public & Social Service Schools in District of Columbia list.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Georgetown University Report

#4

Howard University

Washington, DC

The excellent programs at Howard University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Howard are $28,916 per year.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Howard University Report

#5

Gallaudet University

Washington, DC
$17,712 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gallaudet University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, Gallaudet is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Gallaudet are $17,712 a year.

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$13,515 Average Tuition & Fees

Strayer University - Global Region ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in District of Columbia list. Strayer University - Global Region is a large private for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Strayer University - Global Region are $13,515 a year.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Strayer University - Global Region Report

With a ranking of #7, Strayer University - District of Columbia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration and social service students. Strayer University - District of Columbia is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Strayer University - District of Columbia undergraduate students pay an average of $13,515 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Strayer University - District of Columbia

Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 6,455
Pennsylvania 2,116
Maryland 1,050
New Jersey 1,665
Delaware 160

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 7 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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