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2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Arizona

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$12,985 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,135 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service 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.

The Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Arizona ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Arizona 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.

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 Schools in Arizona

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

Best Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality in Public & Social Service

$10,818 Average Tuition & Fees

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 degree in Arizona. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Skysong are $10,818 per year.

ASU - Skysong not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Public & Social Service Schools in Arizona list.

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$11,527 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Arizona list. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NAU are $11,527 a year.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Northern Arizona University

#3

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ
$17,189 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Grand Canyon University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in Arizona. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Grand Canyon University undergraduate students pay an average of $17,189 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ
$12,404 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Arizona are $12,404 a year.

University of Arizona not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Public & Social Service Schools in Arizona list.

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$9,552 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Arizona list. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UOPX - Arizona are $9,552 per year.

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

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

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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