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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$20,190 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 #15 most popular major in South Carolina with 708 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools in South Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in South 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. 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 South Carolina

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

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

Our analysis found University of South Carolina - Columbia to be the best value school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in South Carolina. UofSC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UofSC are $12,688 a year.

UofSC also took the #5 spot in our Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina rankings.

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Out of the 7 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, South Carolina State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. South Carolina State University is a small public school located in the town of Orangeburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South Carolina State University are $11,060 a year.

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#3

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

Out of the 7 schools in South Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Winthrop University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Rock Hill, Winthrop is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Winthrop are $15,846 a year.

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#4

Columbia College

Columbia, SC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Columbia College is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Columbia, Columbia College South Carolina is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Columbia College South Carolina undergraduate students pay an average of $18,218 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Limestone College

Gaffney, SC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Limestone College is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Gaffney, Limestone College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Limestone College undergraduate students pay an average of $26,300 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #6, Southern Wesleyan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. SWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Central.

SWU undergraduate students pay an average of $26,498 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

SWU 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 South Carolina list.

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Anderson University South Carolina 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 #7 on the list. Anderson University South Carolina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Anderson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Anderson University South Carolina are $30,720 a 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
Tennessee 1,564
Louisiana 1,118
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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