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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $75-$110k) in Utah

6 Ranked Colleges
518 Degrees Awarded
$20,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master's in Utah For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s in Utah For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Utah, there were 873 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 518 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 Master’s in Utah For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $75-$110k

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

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

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #1 spot on the list. Brigham Young University - Provo is a large school located in Provo, Utah that handed out 118 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brigham Young University - Provo are $7,510, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Brigham Young University - Provo Public Administration & Social Service Report

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $75-$110k. U of U is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 242 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $75-$110k. Utah Valley University is a public institution located in Orem, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 51 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Utah Valley University are $26,657, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Utah Valley University Public Administration & Social Service Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public administration and social service degrees to 42 students in 2019-2020.

USU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, Utah
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Utah University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Cedar City, Utah, this fairly large public school awarded 54 degrees to qualified masters’s public administration and social service students in 2019-2020.

Southern Utah University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Utah University are $24,548.

Full Southern Utah University Public Administration & Social Service Report

#6

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

Westminster College Utah ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Utah For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 11 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Westminster College Salt Lake, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Westminster College Utah are $14,669, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Westminster College Salt Lake Public Administration & Social Service Report

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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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