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2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$20,658 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$69,877 Avg Salary

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

With 3,411 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration and social service is the #12 most popular major in Michigan.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Michigan to see which doctor'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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan

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

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Public & Social Service

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our analysis found Michigan State University to be the best value school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Michigan. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Michigan State are $19,714 a year.

Michigan State also took the #3 spot in our Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan rankings.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Michigan State University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at U-M are $25,230 per year.

U-M not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

Out of the 4 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the # 3 spot on the list. WMU is a large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

WMU graduate students pay an average of $17,807 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Western Michigan University Report

#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Detroit.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Wayne State are $18,937 a year.

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State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 3,206
Ohio 3,030
Illinois 3,948
Wisconsin 1,299

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 4 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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