2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Maine 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. 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 Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 97,666 people earned their degree in public administration and social service, making the major the 14th most popular in the United States. 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 Maine, there were 554 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,625 and $30,690 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $80,229 and $177,250 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public administration and social service programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the public administration and social service program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The public administration & social service 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 Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine doctor’s degree public administration & social service students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $0-$30k) in Maine

#1

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine

#1 in overall quality

$22,308 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Southern Maine, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Maine are $22,308, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at University of Southern Maine

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (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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