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2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public administration and social service 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 Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas doctor’s degree public administration & social service students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

#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 Texas For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public administration and social service students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public administration and social service students in 2019-2020.

UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 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 North Texas are $15,618.

Full University of North Texas Public Administration & Social Service Report

#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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #3 spot on the 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UH Public Administration & Social Service Report

#2 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 $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.

UT Dallas also took the #2 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 Dallas are $28,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UT Dallas Public Administration & Social Service Report

#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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #5 spot on the list. Arlington, 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 20 students in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also took the #4 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 Arlington are $23,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#6

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Baylor University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. Baylor University 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 also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Baylor University

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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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