2024 Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

Public Administration & Social Service is about average in terms of popularity for doctor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #15 out of the 36 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Louisiana to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of public administration & social service. Combined, these schools handed out 25 doctor's degrees in public administration & social service to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to public administration & social service students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other public administration & social service students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt public administration & social service students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized public administration & social service related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for public administration & social service students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Public Administration & Social Service Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Public Administration & Social Service in Louisiana

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for public administration & social service students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Louisiana Schools for a Doctorate in Public Administration & Social Service

1

Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Tulane University of Louisiana is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in public administration & social service. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New Orleans.More information about a doctorate in public administration & social service from Tulane University of Louisiana

2

Southern University and A & M College
Baton Rouge, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in public administration & social service has to take a look at Southern University and A & M College. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.More information about a doctorate in public administration & social service from Southern University and A & M College

Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	29	42
Virginia	29	37
Georgia	28	36
Mississippi	28	16
South Carolina	28	3
North Carolina	26	20
Kentucky	26	17
Alabama	25	10
Tennessee	25	23
Arkansas	23	8

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Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Public Policy	8

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.