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

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$9,947 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,536 Avg Salary

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

With 962 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration and social service is the #14 most popular major in Utah.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Public & Social Service Master's Degree Schools in Utah ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Utah to see which ones offered the best value master'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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Utah Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public & Social Service

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named University of Utah the best value school in Utah for public administration and social service students working on their master’s degree. U of U is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at U of U are $8,068 a year.

U of U also made our Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list, coming in at #4.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Utah State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in Utah. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at USU are $7,366 a year.

USU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Brigham Young University - Provo is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

BYU graduate students pay an average of $7,700 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

BYU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list.

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#4

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern Utah University is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their master’s degree. Southern Utah University is a large public school located in the remote town of Cedar City.

Southern Utah University graduate students pay an average of $8,294 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list. UVU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Orem.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UVU are $9,317 a year.

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#6

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

With a ranking of #6, Westminster College Utah did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration and social service students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Westminster College Salt Lake are $16,689 per year.

Westminster College Salt Lake also took the #3 spot in our Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Utah rankings.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 1,536
Montana 153
Idaho 621
Wyoming 149

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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