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.
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2023 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools in Texas
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges.
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Out of the 34 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Tyler Junior College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Tyler Junior College is a 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston - Downtown. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Houston, UH Downtown is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH Downtown are $7,338 per 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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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Austin Community College District is a great value for public administration and social service students. Austin Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Austin Community College District are $8,580 a year. The average amount in student loans that public administration and social service majors at Austin Community College District take out is $13,250.
In addition to its great value ranking, Austin Community College District is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Public & Social Service Schools in Texas list.
The excellent programs at Angelo State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in Texas. Located in the city of San Angelo, Angelo State is a public school with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Angelo State are $8,186 per 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 came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Texas ranking. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TWU are $8,394 per 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 ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public college 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 remote town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public college with a fairly 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 landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value public administration and social service programs. Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UT Rio Grande Valley undergraduate students pay an average of $9,541 in in-state tuition and fees each 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.
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public & Social Service Schools in Texas ranking. 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.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Public & Social Service Schools in Texas list.
Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Southwest Region
Explore all the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.
| 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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