2022 Best Vallue Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Making Over $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 Missouri, there were 1,826 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,128 and $30,791 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,755 and $111,628 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 3 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 Vallue Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income Over $110k) in Missouri

#1

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Vallue Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at University of Missouri - Columbia

#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$22,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Vallue Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the #2 spot on the list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

SLU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SLU are $22,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at SLU

#3

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri For Those Making Over $110k list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

WUSTL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at WUSTL

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income Over $110k)

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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