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2022 Best Value Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions Schools for a Doctorate

5 Ranked Colleges
55 Degrees Awarded
$36,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions Schools for a Doctorate

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions Schools for a Doctorate” ranking.

Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions is the 491st most popular major in the country with 821 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 55 other public administration and social service professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions Schools for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in other public administration and social service professions. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other public administration and social service professions programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other public administration and social service professions program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions Schools for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree other public administration & social service professions students.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions Schools for a Doctorate. Capella University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 7 doctorate’s other public administration and social service professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Capella University also made our “Best Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Capella University Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions Report

#2

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Binghamton University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Vestal, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s other public administration and social service professions students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Binghamton University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290.

Full Binghamton University Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions Schools for a Doctorate. University of Central Florida is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF also took the #6 spot in our “Best Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Florida are $28,657.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions Schools for a Doctorate. Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s other public administration and social service professions degrees to qualified students.

Pitt did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #4 spot on the list. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s other public administration and social service professions degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

U-M also made our “Best Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions Report

#5

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #5 spot on the list. Boston University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 6 doctorate’s other public administration and social service professions degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston U, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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