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2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in New York

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

18 Colleges
$9,753 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,305 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree School for You

Public Administration & Social Service is the #11 most popular major in New York with 10,504 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in New York to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for public administration and social service students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Borough of Manhattan Community College the best value school in New York for public administration and social service students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of New York, BMCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

BMCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,170 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stella and Charles Guttman Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, Guttman is a public school with a small student population.

Guttman undergraduate students pay an average of $5,194 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Orange County Community College is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their associate degree. SUNY Orange is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Middletown.

SUNY Orange undergraduate students pay an average of $6,094 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hudson Valley Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in New York list. HVCC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Troy.

HVCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,964 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 18 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Bronx Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. BCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Bronx.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BCC are $5,206 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, BCC also is in the top 10% of our Best Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking.

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Mohawk Valley Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in New York list. MVCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Utica.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MVCC are $5,500 per year.

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#7

Dutchess Community College

Poughkeepsie, NY

Dutchess Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in New York list. DCC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DCC are $4,976 a year.

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#7

Monroe Community College

Rochester, NY

Monroe Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree public administration and social service programs. Located in the large suburb of Rochester, Monroe Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Monroe Community College are $5,662 per year.

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Onondaga Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree public administration and social service programs. OCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Syracuse.

OCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,754 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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New York City College of Technology came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, City Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

City Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $7,320 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 2,776
Pennsylvania 3,560
Maryland 1,766
Delaware 443
District of Columbia 874

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

Majors Similar to Public Administration & Social Service

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 18 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to University of the Fraser Valley.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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