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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$14,920 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$69,877 Avg Salary

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

With 2,154 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration and social service is the #15 most popular major in Virginia.

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 Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia

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

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

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our analysis found Virginia Tech to be the best value school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Virginia. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Virginia Tech are $16,522 a year.

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

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#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

GMU graduate students pay an average of $16,644 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at George Mason University Report

#3

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Old Dominion University is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

Old Dominion graduate students pay an average of $13,224 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Virginia Commonwealth University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in Virginia. VCU is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at VCU are $15,518 per year.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Virginia Commonwealth University

Out of the 5 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Norfolk State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Norfolk, Norfolk State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Norfolk State are $12,690 a year.

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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
South Carolina 708
Florida 4,199
Arkansas 683
Mississippi 752
Tennessee 1,564
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 5 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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