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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$11,673 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 #14 most popular major in Tennessee with 1,564 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Tennessee 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Knoxville the best value school in Tennessee for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

UT Knoxville graduate students pay an average of $13,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UT Knoxville also made our Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #5.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Out of the 3 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UofM are $10,908 a year.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at University of Memphis Report

#3

Tennessee State University

Nashville, TN

Out of the 3 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Tennessee State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Nashville.

Tennessee State University graduate students pay an average of $10,732 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Tennessee State University Report

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 2,840
West Virginia 504
Florida 4,199
Virginia 2,154
Arkansas 683
Mississippi 752
South Carolina 708
Louisiana 1,118
Alabama 1,668
Kentucky 2,072
Georgia 1,475

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 3 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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