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2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Master's Degree Schools in Ohio

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$15,885 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,536 Avg Salary

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

Public Administration & Social Service is the #13 most popular major in Ohio with 3,030 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Public & Social Service Master's Degree Schools in Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Ohio to see which master'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.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio

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

Top 10 Best Public Administration & Social Service Master's Degree Schools

#1

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Our 2023 rankings named Youngstown State University the best value school in Ohio for public administration and social service students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Youngstown State University graduate students pay an average of $6,751 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 14 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

Ohio State graduate students pay an average of $12,425 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Ohio State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.

OHIO Athens graduate students pay an average of $9,720 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Kent State University at Kent helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in Ohio. Kent State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kent.

Kent State graduate students pay an average of $11,766 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their master’s degree. BGSU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at BGSU are $9,831 a year.

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#6

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cleveland.

Cleveland State University graduate students pay an average of $10,625 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration and social service students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Akron, University of Akron Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

University of Akron Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $11,936 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public administration and social service programs. Wright State University - Main Campus is a large public school located in the large suburb of Dayton.

Wright State University - Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $14,298 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Miami University - Oxford did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration and social service students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Miami University - Oxford are $13,878 a year.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. UC is a very large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC are $14,902 per year.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 3,206
Michigan 3,411
Illinois 3,948
Wisconsin 1,299

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 14 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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