2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service School for You
In 2020-2021, 53,252 public administration and social service students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.
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The Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in the Plains States Region 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools in the Plains States Region
Check out the public administration and social service programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools
Our analysis found Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the best value school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $18,200 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Minnesota State Mankato is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Public & Social Service Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Minnesota State University - Mankato
Out of the 39 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USD are $12,942 a year.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at University of South Dakota
Out of the 39 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Winona State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.
Winona State undergraduate students pay an average of $16,684 in tuition and fees each year.
Winona State also claimed a spot on our Best Public & Social Service Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Winona State University
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Metropolitan State University is a great value for public administration and social service students. Metro State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.
Metro State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,394 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent programs at Newman University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Wichita, Newman University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Newman University undergraduate students pay an average of $34,460 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Newman University
Concordia University, Saint Paul ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Concordia University, Saint Paul are $23,900 a year.
Hamline University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value public administration and social service programs. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Hamline are $46,221 a year.
Full Public Administration & Social Service at Hamline University Report
Fort Hays State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public administration and social service students. It came in at #8 on the list. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Hays.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FHSU are $15,870 per year.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Fort Hays State University
Park University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value public administration and social service programs. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Parkville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Park University are $8,853 per year.
Drake University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Drake are $45,912 a year.
Drake did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Public & Social Service Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Drake University
Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State
Explore the best public administration and social service colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 470 |
| Missouri | 898 |
| Minnesota | 2,616 |
| Iowa | 290 |
| North Dakota | 91 |
| Nebraska | 215 |
| South Dakota | 67 |
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Public Administration & Social Service Related Majors for Public Administration & Social Service
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 |
Majors Similar to Public Administration & Social Service
| 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 25 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).
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