2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Texas to see which graduate certificate 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.
Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Public & Social Service
Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the best value school in Texas for public administration and social service students working on their graduate certificate. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station.
Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $10,733 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list, coming in at #1.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Arlington. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UT Arlington graduate students pay an average of $10,853 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at The University of Texas at San Antonio helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in Texas. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UTSA are $9,479 a year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at The University of Texas at Dallas helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in Texas. UT Dallas is a fairly 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.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 4,076 |
| New Mexico | 495 |
| Oklahoma | 520 |
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Majors Related to Public Administration & Social Service
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 4 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).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.