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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$30,998 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$69,877 Avg Salary

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

With 1,536 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration and social service is the #13 most popular major in Colorado.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

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 Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Colorado 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.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus the best value school in Colorado for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU Anschutz are $8,052 per year.

CU Anschutz also took the #2 spot in our Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado rankings.

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#2

University of Denver

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at DU are $53,943 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, DU is ranked #5 for overall quality for public administration and social service in Colorado.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 962
Montana 153
Idaho 621
Wyoming 149

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 2 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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