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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$9,612 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 #15 most popular major in Texas with 5,592 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 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 Texas ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Texas 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.

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 Texas

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 Texas 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 Texas. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Austin are $12,050 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UT Austin is ranked #3 for overall quality for public administration and social service in Texas.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UH are $9,727 a year.

UH excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at University of Houston

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 Texas. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNT are $8,256 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UT Arlington graduate students pay an average of $10,853 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Dallas is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Dallas are $15,088 a year.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at The University of Texas at Dallas Report

#6

Baylor University

Waco, TX

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Baylor are $37,674 a year.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Baylor University Report

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 4,076
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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