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2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
78 Degrees Awarded
$25,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Public Administration & Social Service is the 14th most popular major in the country with 97,666 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, public administration and social service graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,142 and had an average of $32,304 in loans still to pay off.

Across Texas, there were 5,595 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 78 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in public administration and social service. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public administration and social service programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the public administration and social service program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas doctor’s degree public administration & social service students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $0-$30k) in Texas

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. UNT is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.

UNT also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at University of North Texas

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at The University of Texas at Austin

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #3 spot on the list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689.

Full University of Houston Public Administration & Social Service Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s public administration and social service students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Dallas, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at UT Dallas

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 20 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Texas at Arlington Public Administration & Social Service Report

#6

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Baylor University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.

Baylor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936.

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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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