2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Tennessee, there were 1,507 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 29 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 Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in public administration and social service. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public administration and social service programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the public administration and social service program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $30-$48k) in Tennessee

#1

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$31,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k list. UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.

UT Knoxville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville are $31,798, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UT Knoxville Public Administration & Social Service Report

#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$14,202 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Memphis is a large school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 1 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

UofM also took the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UofM are $14,202.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at UofM

#3

Tennessee State University

Nashville, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$20,860 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tennessee State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

Tennessee State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tennessee State University are $20,860, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Tennessee State University Public Administration & Social Service Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $30-$48k)

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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