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2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Oklahoma

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$7,913 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,760 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service School for You

Public Administration & Social Service is the #20 most popular major in Oklahoma with 520 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Oklahoma ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma

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

Best Oklahoma Schools for Affordable Quality in Public & Social Service

$7,115 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Northeastern State University to be the best value school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a degree in Oklahoma. NSU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Tahlequah.

NSU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,115 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, public administration and social service graduates from NSU carry an average student debtload of $30,816.

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$7,195 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Central University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Oklahoma list. Located in the town of Ada, ECU is a public college with a small student population.

ECU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,195 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that public administration and social service majors at ECU take out is $23,008.

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$9,312 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a great value for public administration and social service students. University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Oklahoma are $9,312 a year. On average, public administration and social service graduates from University of Oklahoma take out $22,875 in student loans while working on their degree.

University of Oklahoma did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Public & Social Service Schools in Oklahoma list.

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$8,030 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Central Oklahoma helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in Oklahoma. Located in the large suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCO are $8,030 per year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 4,076
Texas 5,592
New Mexico 495

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 4 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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