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2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$19,492 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 the country with 98,583 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Southwest Region 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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 the Southwest Region

Check out the public administration and social service doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best value school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UT Austin is ranked #4 for overall quality for public administration and social service in the Southwest Region .

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UH are $18,871 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UH also is in the top 20% of our Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of North Texas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in the Southwest Region . UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNT are $15,600 a year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Arlington helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Arlington are $24,005 a year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Dallas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in the Southwest Region . UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Dallas are $29,252 a year.

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#6

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Baylor graduate students pay an average of $37,674 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State

Explore the best public administration and social service colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 4,076
Texas 5,592
New Mexico 495
Oklahoma 520

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 6 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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