2022 Best Value Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions is the 491st most popular major in the country with 821 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 28 other public administration and social service professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 other public administration and social service professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in other public administration and social service professions. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other public administration and social service professions programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other public administration and social service professions program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The other public administration & social service professions school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Washington University in St Louis is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also made our “Best Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Missouri State University - Springfield

Springfield, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$12,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Missouri State University - Springfield is a large public school situated in Springfield, Missouri. It awarded 8 masters’s other public administration and social service professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State University - Springfield are $12,042.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Public Administration & Social Service Professions (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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