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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$15,927 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 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.

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

Check out the public administration and social service bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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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#2

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tennessee State University is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. Tennessee State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Nashville.

Tennessee State University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,336 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Memphis is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public college 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. UT Chattanooga is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized 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 school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Martin are $9,912 a year.

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East Tennessee State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree public administration and social service programs. Located in the 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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#7

Austin Peay State University

Clarksville, TN

Austin Peay State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Austin Peay State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Clarksville.

Austin Peay State University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,431 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree public administration and social service programs. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Knoxville are $13,244 per year.

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

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#9

Union University

Jackson, TN

Union 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 #9 on the list. 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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#10

Southern Adventist University

Collegedale, TN

Southern Adventist 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 #10 on the list. Southern Adventist is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Collegedale.

Southern Adventist undergraduate students pay an average of $23,210 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 Colleges 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
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

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to University of the Fraser Valley.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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