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2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
192 Degrees Awarded
$24,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Public Administration & Social Service is the 14th most popular major in the country with 97,666 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, public administration and social service graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,142 and had an average of $32,304 in loans still to pay off.

Across California, there were 9,336 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,497 and $34,561 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 192 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public administration and social service. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public administration and social service programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $0-$30k) in California

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Berkeley, California, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public administration and social service students in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at University of California - Berkeley

#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131.

Full University of California - Los Angeles Public Administration & Social Service Report

#3

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees to 154 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california doctor’s degree public administration & social service students whose families make $0-$30k list, USC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715.

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#4

California Baptist University

Riverside, California
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, California Baptist University landed the #4 spot on the list. California Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Riverside, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Baptist also took the #4 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal Baptist are $14,140, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full California Baptist University Public Administration & Social Service Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Arizona Global Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. UAGC is located in San Diego, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.

UAGC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Arizona Global Campus are $14,664, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at UAGC

#6

University of La Verne

La Verne, California
#5 in overall quality

University of La Verne landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. La Verne, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

ULV also took the #5 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ULV are $14,526, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at ULV

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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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