2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama 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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Alabama, there were 1,573 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,771 and $35,329 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,644 and $113,063 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in public administration and social service. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public administration and social service programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $0-$30k) in Alabama

#1

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$31,956 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k list. Auburn is a large school located in Auburn, Alabama that handed out 8 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn are $31,956, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

#2 in overall quality

$30,940 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #2 spot on the list. UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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