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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$30,100 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$69,877 Avg Salary

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

Public Administration & Social Service is the #11 most popular major in New Jersey with 2,776 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in New Jersey 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public administration and social service majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

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

Our analysis found Rutgers University - Camden to be the best value school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in New Jersey. Rutgers Camden is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Camden.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Rutgers Camden are $20,649 a year.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Rutgers University - Camden

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - Newark. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Rutgers Newark is a large public school located in the large city of Newark.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Rutgers Newark are $20,466 a year.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Rutgers University - Newark Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

Rutgers New Brunswick graduate students pay an average of $20,495 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

#4

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Out of the 4 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Princeton University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Princeton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Princeton are $58,790 a year.

Princeton also took the #1 spot in our Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey rankings.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 3,560
New York 10,504
Maryland 1,766
Delaware 443
District of Columbia 874

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 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.

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