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2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$8,937 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 #12 most popular major in Louisiana with 1,118 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's 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.

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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public administration and social service majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Public & Social Service

Our analysis found Southern University at New Orleans to be the best value school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Louisiana. SUNO is a small public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNO are $7,059 per year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Northwestern State University of Louisiana helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in Louisiana. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NSU are $8,672 per year.

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Out of the 7 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Monroe landed the # 3 spot on the list. ULM is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Monroe.

ULM undergraduate students pay an average of $9,058 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

ULM also took the #3 spot in our Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana rankings.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern University and A & M College is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. Southern University and A & M College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern University and A & M College are $9,842 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeastern Louisiana University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Southeastern undergraduate students pay an average of $8,289 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

Louisiana State University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,958 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Louisiana State University is ranked #1 for overall quality for public administration and social service in Louisiana.

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Grambling State University

Grambling, LA

Grambling State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree public administration and social service programs. Located in the distant town of Grambling, GSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GSU are $7,683 per year.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 2,840
West Virginia 504
Florida 4,199
Virginia 2,154
Arkansas 683
Mississippi 752
South Carolina 708
Tennessee 1,564
Alabama 1,668
Kentucky 2,072
Georgia 1,475

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 7 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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