2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor's 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 53 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which bachelor's 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.
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.
Top 10 Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named National University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.
National University undergraduate students pay an average of $13,320 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, National University also did well on our Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - California. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa, UOPX - California is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
UOPX - California undergraduate students pay an average of $9,552 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Phoenix - Nevada is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. UOPX - Nevada is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Las Vegas.
UOPX - Nevada undergraduate students pay an average of $9,552 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California State University - Northridge is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the city of Northridge.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUN are $18,923 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Jose State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at San Jose State are $19,732 a year.
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California State University - East Bay ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cal State East Bay is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Hayward.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cal State East Bay are $18,875 a year.
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California State University - San Bernardino did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration and social service students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. CSUSB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUSB are $19,093 per year.
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Heritage University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree public administration and social service programs. Heritage University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Toppenish.
Heritage University undergraduate students pay an average of $18,500 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #9, University of Nevada - Reno did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNR is a very large public school located in the large city of Reno.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNR are $24,827 per year.
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California State University - Fresno did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration and social service students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Fresno State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fresno.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fresno State are $18,533 per year.
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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 25 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.
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