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2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Florida

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

20 Colleges
$12,171 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,727 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service School for You

With 4,199 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration and social service is the #14 most popular major in Florida.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Florida ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 20 schools in Florida 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. 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 Schools in Florida

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges.

Top 10 Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools

$2,657 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Florida State College at Jacksonville the best value school in Florida for public administration and social service students. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, FSCJ is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FSCJ are $2,657 per year. On average, public administration and social service graduates from FSCJ take out $28,079 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#2

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, FL
$2,764 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Indian River State College is a great value for public administration and social service students. Indian River State College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fort Pierce.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Indian River State College are $2,764 a year. While working on their degree, public administration and social service majors at Indian River State College accumulate an average of around $14,500 in student debt.

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#3

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, FL
$2,682 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means St Petersburg College is a great value for public administration and social service students. Located in the city of Clearwater, SPC is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SPC are $2,682 a year. While working on their degree, public administration and social service majors at SPC accumulate an average of around $34,520 in student debt.

In addition to its great value ranking, SPC is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Public & Social Service Schools in Florida list.

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#4

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL
$4,879 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Florida Atlantic University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in Florida. Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FAU are $4,879 a year. On average, public administration and social service graduates from FAU take out $22,563 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$6,118 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Florida Gulf Coast University is a great value for public administration and social service students. Located in the large suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

FGCU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,118 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, public administration and social service graduates from FGCU take out $22,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$5,776 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of West Florida came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the city of Pensacola, UWF is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UWF are $5,776 a year. Public Administration & Social Service majors at UWF take out an average of $17,804 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$5,785 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration and social service students. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida A&M University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Florida A&M University are $5,785 a year. While working on their degree, public administration and social service majors at Florida A&M University accumulate an average of around $28,667 in student debt.

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#8

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL
$6,517 Average Tuition & Fees

Florida State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Florida list. Florida State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Florida State are $6,517 a year. On average, public administration and social service graduates from Florida State take out $19,750 in student loans while working on their degree.

Florida State also claimed a spot on our Best Public & Social Service Schools in Florida list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#9

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL
$5,964 Average Tuition & Fees

University of North Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public administration and social service students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNF are $5,964 per year. On average, public administration and social service graduates from UNF take out $16,250 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$6,565 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Florida International University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration and social service students. FIU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.

FIU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,565 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, public administration and social service graduates from FIU carry an average student debtload of $22,695.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 2,840
West Virginia 504
South Carolina 708
Virginia 2,154
Arkansas 683
Mississippi 752
Tennessee 1,564
Louisiana 1,118
Alabama 1,668
Kentucky 2,072
Georgia 1,475

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 20 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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