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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
89 Degrees Awarded
$25,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 the Southwest region, there were 10,929 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,068 and $29,286 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 89 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public administration and social service. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public administration and social service programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Austin, 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 10 students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree public administration & social service students whose families make $75-$110k list, UNT has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school handed out 13 degrees 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 the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Arlington. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 20 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

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

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#6

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Baylor University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 4 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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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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