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2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$8,457 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,305 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, public administration and social service students earned 3,576 degrees and certificates from a Minnesota school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Minnesota 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

Check out the public administration and social service associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Minnesota Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Public & Social Service

#1

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Our analysis found Century College to be the best value school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a associate degree in Minnesota. Located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Century College are $5,907 a year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Minneapolis Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in Minnesota. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Minneapolis Community and Technical College are $5,906 a year.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Minneapolis Community and Technical College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rasmussen University - Minnesota. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota list. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small private for-profit school located in the small city of St. Cloud.

Rasmussen University - Minnesota undergraduate students pay an average of $13,558 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Rasmussen University - Minnesota also took the #4 spot in our Best Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota rankings.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 791
Iowa 832
South Dakota 143
Missouri 1,624
Nebraska 490
North Dakota 321

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

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 3 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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