2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree School for You
Public Administration & Social Service is the #14 most popular major in the country with 98,583 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for public administration and social service students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Public & Social Service
Our analysis found San Diego City College to be the best value school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Diego, San Diego City College is a public school with a large student population.
San Diego City College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,512 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Fresno City College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in the Far Western US Region . Fresno City College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fresno.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Fresno City College are $8,504 a year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Tacoma Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Tacoma, Tacoma Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tacoma Community College are $10,391 a year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Mount Saint Mary’s University is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their associate degree. MSMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSMU are $45,388 per year.
MSMU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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Request InformationBest Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State
Explore the best public administration and social service schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 8,979 |
| Washington | 1,252 |
| Oregon | 832 |
| Hawaii | 396 |
| Nevada | 610 |
| Alaska | 121 |
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Majors Related to Public Administration & Social Service
Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 58,326 |
| Public Administration | 16,905 |
| Human Services | 13,238 |
| Public Policy | 6,430 |
| Community Organization & Advocacy | 3,096 |
| Other Public Administration | 588 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | 142,610 |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies | 73,813 |
| Legal Professions | 61,055 |
| Military Technologies & Applied Sciences | 4,477 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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