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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$12,985 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,749 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, public administration and social service students earned 4,076 degrees and certificates from an Arizona school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

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.

The Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Arizona to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for public administration and social service students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Arizona

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

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

Our analysis found University of Phoenix - Arizona to be the best value school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Arizona. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UOPX - Arizona are $9,552 a year.

UOPX - Arizona also made our Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list, coming in at #2.

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Out of the 5 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.

ASU - Skysong undergraduate students pay an average of $10,818 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

ASU - Skysong also made our Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list, coming in at #1.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Arizona State University - Skysong Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

NAU undergraduate students pay an average of $11,527 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Grand Canyon University are $17,189 a year.

Grand Canyon University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Arizona are $12,404 per year.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at University of Arizona Report

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 5,592
New Mexico 495
Oklahoma 520

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 5 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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