2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Texas
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service School for You
Public Administration & Social Service is the #15 most popular major in Texas with 5,592 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in Texas to see which programs offered the best value experiences for public administration and social service students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
Top 10 Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools
The excellent programs at Tyler Junior College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in Texas. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tyler.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tyler Junior College are $3,864 a year. The average amount in student loans that public administration and social service majors at Tyler Junior College take out is $14,250.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Houston - Downtown is a great value for public administration and social service students. Located in the large city of Houston, UH Downtown is a public college with a large student population.
UH Downtown undergraduate students pay an average of $7,338 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, public administration and social service majors at UH Downtown accumulate an average of around $23,616 in student debt.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Texas list. Austin Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.
Austin Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $8,580 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that public administration and social service majors at Austin Community College District take out is $13,250.
Austin Community College District also claimed a spot on our Best Public & Social Service Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Out of the 34 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Angelo State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Angelo State are $8,186 a year. Public Administration & Social Service majors at Angelo State take out an average of $24,193 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Texas Woman’s 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. TWU is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TWU are $8,394 a year. The average amount in student loans that public administration and social service majors at TWU take out is $21,087.
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Lamar University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public school with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lamar University are $8,690 per year. On average, public administration and social service graduates from Lamar University take out $33,658 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Tarleton State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public school with a large student population.
Tarleton undergraduate students pay an average of $7,790 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that public administration and social service majors at Tarleton take out is $31,125.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 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 medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Rio Grande Valley are $9,541 a year. Public Administration & Social Service majors at UT Rio Grande Valley take out an average of $16,032 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for public administration and social service students. It came in at #10 on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $12,204 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Texas A&M College Station is ranked #4 for overall quality for public administration and social service in Texas.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 4,076 |
| New Mexico | 495 |
| Oklahoma | 520 |
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Majors Related to 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 25 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).
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