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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$11,648 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$69,877 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 1,668 degrees and certificates were awarded to public administration and social service students who went to a Alabama college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Alabama 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.

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. 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.

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

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

#1

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

Our analysis found The University of Alabama to be the best value school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Alabama. UA is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UA are $11,470 a year.

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#2

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Auburn University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in Alabama. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Auburn are $11,826 a year.

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

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 2,840
West Virginia 504
Mississippi 752
South Carolina 708
Florida 4,199
Virginia 2,154
Arkansas 683
Kentucky 2,072
Georgia 1,475
Tennessee 1,564
Louisiana 1,118

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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