2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor's Degree School for You
Public Administration & Social Service is the #14 most popular major in the country with 98,583 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor'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.
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2023 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Check out the public administration and social service doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named California Baptist University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cal Baptist are $14,320 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 per year.
UC Berkeley also took the #3 spot in our Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of La Verne landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
ULV graduate students pay an average of $14,520 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.
UCLA graduate students pay an average of $28,138 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCLA also did well on our Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Loma Linda University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Loma Linda, Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loma Linda University are $31,058 per year.
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University of Nevada - Las Vegas ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UNLV graduate students pay an average of $22,698 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.
UW Seattle graduate students pay an average of $30,912 in tuition and fees each year.
Portland State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration and social service students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Portland.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Portland State University are $24,009 a year.
University of Southern California ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.
USC graduate students pay an average of $61,396 in tuition and fees each year.
USC also claimed a spot on our Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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University of Hawaii at Manoa came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Honolulu, UH Manoa is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UH Manoa are $34,550 per year.
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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State
Explore the best public administration and social service schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 8,979 |
| Washington | 1,252 |
| Oregon | 832 |
| Hawaii | 396 |
| Nevada | 610 |
| Alaska | 121 |
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Majors Related to 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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 10 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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