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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$14,007 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 North Carolina with 2,840 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in North Carolina 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.

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. 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.

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

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

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

Our analysis found Western Carolina University to be the best value school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in North Carolina. WCU is a large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.

WCU undergraduate students pay an average of $4,367 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Pembroke. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Pembroke, UNC Pembroke is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

UNC Pembroke undergraduate students pay an average of $3,495 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

ECU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,297 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

ECU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Appalachian State University is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a very large student population.

Appalachian State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Appalachian State 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 North Carolina list.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Greensboro are $7,468 per year.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 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. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill undergraduate students pay an average of $9,028 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNC Chapel Hill also made our Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #4.

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#7

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

Fayetteville State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Fayetteville State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fayetteville State University are $5,379 per year.

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With a ranking of #8, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

UNC Charlotte undergraduate students pay an average of $7,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNC Charlotte also claimed a spot on our Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington 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. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UNCW undergraduate students pay an average of $7,238 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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North Carolina State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NC State are $9,131 a year.

NC State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 504
South Carolina 708
Florida 4,199
Virginia 2,154
Arkansas 683
Mississippi 752
Louisiana 1,118
Alabama 1,668
Kentucky 2,072
Georgia 1,475
Tennessee 1,564

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 20 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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