2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools in Tennessee
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor's Degree School for You
Public Administration & Social Service is the #14 most popular major in Tennessee with 1,564 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in Tennessee 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Middle Tennessee State University the best value school in Tennessee for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middle Tennessee State University are $9,232 per year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Tennessee State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in Tennessee. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Nashville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tennessee State University are $8,336 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UofM are $10,056 a year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in Tennessee. UT Chattanooga is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chattanooga.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Chattanooga are $9,848 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Tennessee - Martin. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the remote town of Martin, UT Martin is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
UT Martin undergraduate students pay an average of $9,912 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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East Tennessee State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public school with a large student population.
ETSU undergraduate students pay an average of $9,438 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Austin Peay State 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 #7 on the list. Austin Peay State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Clarksville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Austin Peay State University are $8,431 a year.
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With a ranking of #8, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Knoxville are $13,244 a year.
UT Knoxville did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.
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Union University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree public administration and social service programs. Union is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Jackson.
Union undergraduate students pay an average of $16,520 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Southern Adventist University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Southern Adventist is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Collegedale.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern Adventist are $23,210 per year.
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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 |
| Mississippi | 752 |
| South Carolina | 708 |
| Florida | 4,199 |
| Virginia | 2,154 |
| Arkansas | 683 |
| Alabama | 1,668 |
| Kentucky | 2,072 |
| Georgia | 1,475 |
| Louisiana | 1,118 |
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Public Administration & Social Service Related Majors for 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 |
Majors Similar to Public Administration & Social Service
| 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 12 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).
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