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2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$10,355 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,530 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

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

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 fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas A&M College Station are $10,733 a 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 large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at The University of Texas at Arlington

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTSA are $9,479 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Dallas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. UT Dallas is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richardson.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Dallas are $15,088 per year.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at The University of Texas at Dallas

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to University of the Fraser Valley.

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