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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Far Western US Region

9 Ranked Colleges
215 Degrees Awarded
$25,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 97,666 people earned their degree in public administration and social service, making the major the 14th most popular in the United States. 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 Far Western US region, there were 12,885 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,128 and $33,784 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 215 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Far Western US Region

#1

California Baptist University

Riverside, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Baptist University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region. Riverside, California 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 11 students in 2019-2020.

Cal Baptist also took the #5 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California Baptist University are $14,140.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Cal Baptist

#2

University of La Verne

La Verne, California
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of La Verne landed the #2 spot on the list. University of La Verne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in La Verne, California. It awarded 7 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

ULV also took the #7 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of La Verne are $14,526, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at University of La Verne

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a large public school situated in Las Vegas, Nevada. It awarded 2 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

UNLV also took the #8 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Las Vegas are $21,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at UNLV

#4

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loma Linda University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region. Located in Loma Linda, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public administration and social service students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree public administration & social service students list, Loma Linda University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Loma Linda University are $30,640.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Loma Linda University

#5

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

Portland State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Public Administration & Social Service Report

#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at University of California - Berkeley

#8

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UCLA also took the #3 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at UCLA

#9

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

University of Southern California ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. University of Southern California is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 154 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715.

Full USC 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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