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2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Utah

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$12,583 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,602 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service 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 Schools in Utah ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Utah to see which ones offered the best value 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.

2023 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools in Utah

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

Best Utah Schools for Affordable Quality in Public & Social Service

$6,228 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Weber State University the best value school in Utah for public administration and social service students. WSU is a very large public school located in the small city of Ogden.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WSU are $6,228 per year. The average amount in student loans that public administration and social service majors at WSU take out is $19,100.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT
$8,893 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in Utah. 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 undergraduate at U of U are $8,893 a year. On average, public administration and social service graduates from U of U take out $18,660 in student loans while working on their degree.

U of U also made our Best Public & Social Service Schools in Utah list, coming in at #5.

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$6,120 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year.

BYU also made our Best Public & Social Service Schools in Utah list, coming in at #2.

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$8,960 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Utah State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in Utah. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USU are $8,960 per year. After completing their degree, public administration and social service graduates from USU carry an average student debtload of $15,650.

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$6,010 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Utah list. UVU is a very large public school located in the small city of Orem.

UVU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,010 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, public administration and social service graduates from UVU take out $20,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

UVU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Public & Social Service Schools in Utah list.

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#6

Southern Utah University

Cedar City, UT
$6,726 Average Tuition & Fees

Southern Utah University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public administration and social service students. It came in at #6 on the list. Southern Utah University is a large public school located in the town of Cedar City.

Southern Utah University undergraduate students pay an average of $6,726 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT
$38,680 Average Tuition & Fees

Westminster College Utah came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Utah ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Westminster College Salt Lake are $38,680 a year.

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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 7 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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