2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Undergraduate Certificate School for You
Public Administration & Social Service is the #14 most popular major in the country with 98,583 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Public & Social Service Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public administration and social service majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.
Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Public & Social Service
Our analysis found Fresno City College to be the best value school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Fresno City College is a very large public school located in the large city of Fresno.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fresno City College are $8,504 per year.
Full Public Administration & Social Service at Fresno City College Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tacoma Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma, Tacoma Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Tacoma Community College are $10,391 a year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Alaska Anchorage is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their undergraduate certificate. UAA is a large public school located in the city of Anchorage.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UAA are $25,228 a year.
UAA also claimed a spot on our Best Public & Social Service Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Full Public Administration & Social Service at University of Alaska Anchorage Report
Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State
Explore the best public administration and social service colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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California | 8,979 |
Washington | 1,252 |
Oregon | 832 |
Hawaii | 396 |
Nevada | 610 |
Alaska | 121 |
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Majors Related to Public Administration & Social Service
Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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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 3 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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