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2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

53 Colleges
$21,431 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,749 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

National University

La Jolla, CA

Our analysis found National University to be the best value school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at National University are $13,320 per year.

National University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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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.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UOPX - California are $9,552 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Phoenix - Nevada. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UOPX - Nevada is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Las Vegas.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UOPX - Nevada are $9,552 per year.

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Out of the 53 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the # 4 spot on the list. CSUN is a very large public school located in the city of Northridge.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CSUN are $18,923 a year.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at California State University - Northridge

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means San Jose State University is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at San Jose State are $19,732 per year.

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California State University - East Bay 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. Cal State East Bay is a large public school located in the large suburb of Hayward.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cal State East Bay are $18,875 per year.

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California State University - San Bernardino ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSUSB is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Bernardino.

CSUSB undergraduate students pay an average of $19,093 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Heritage University

Toppenish, WA

Heritage University 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 #8 on the list. 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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University of Nevada - Reno 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 #9 on the list. UNR is a very large public school located in the large city of Reno.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNR are $24,827 a year.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at University of Nevada - Reno Report

California State University - Fresno landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree public administration and social service programs. Fresno State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Fresno.

Fresno State undergraduate students pay an average of $18,533 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State

Explore the best public administration and social service colleges 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

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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