2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the New England Region
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 New England region, there were 7,032 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,681 and $32,164 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 101 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking looked at 10 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.
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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region.
Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the New England Region
Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Simmons University landed the #1 spot on the list. Simmons University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
Simmons also took the #7 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Simmons are $21,698, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Maine. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. This medium-sized school is located in Portland, Maine, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Southern Maine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Maine are $22,308, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree public administration & social service students list, Boston College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. Located in Kingston, Rhode Island, this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s public administration and social service students in 2019-2020.
URI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. This fairly large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree public administration & social service students list, UMass Boston has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Boston are $36,485, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Connecticut did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. University of Connecticut is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
UCONN also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #7, Harvard University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Harvard is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 24 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.
Harvard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Brandeis University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 15 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public administration and social service students in 2019-2020.
Brandeis also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis University are $52,060, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Smith College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking. Smith College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Northampton, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree public administration & social service students list, Smith has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Smith College are $53,940, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Boston University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.
Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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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- *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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