2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Arkansas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service School for You
Public Administration & Social Service is the #15 most popular major in Arkansas with 683 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Arkansas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Arkansas 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.
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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality in Public & Social Service
Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Main Campus the best value school in Arkansas for public administration and social service students. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
A-State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that public administration and social service majors at A-State take out is $29,000.
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The excellent programs at University of Arkansas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in Arkansas. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a very large student population.
UARK undergraduate students pay an average of $9,574 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Public Administration & Social Service majors at UARK take out an average of $26,500 in student loans while working on their egree.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UARK is ranked #1 for overall quality for public administration and social service in Arkansas.
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The excellent programs at University of Arkansas at Little Rock helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in Arkansas. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Little Rock.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UA Little Rock are $9,512 per year. While working on their degree, public administration and social service majors at UA Little Rock accumulate an average of around $30,851 in student debt.
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The excellent programs at Henderson State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in Arkansas. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the town of Arkadelphia.
Henderson State University undergraduate students pay an average of $7,560 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, public administration and social service graduates from Henderson State University take out $25,017 in student loans while working on their degree.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Harding University is a great value for public administration and social service students. Located in the distant town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Harding are $22,230 a year. While working on their degree, public administration and social service majors at Harding accumulate an average of around $27,125 in student debt.
Harding also made our Best Public & Social Service Schools in Arkansas list, coming in at #2.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 2,840 |
| West Virginia | 504 |
| Mississippi | 752 |
| South Carolina | 708 |
| Florida | 4,199 |
| Virginia | 2,154 |
| Alabama | 1,668 |
| Kentucky | 2,072 |
| Georgia | 1,475 |
| Tennessee | 1,564 |
| Louisiana | 1,118 |
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Public Administration & Social Service Related Majors for 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 5 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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