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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Georgia, there were 1,490 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,918 and $38,851 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 33 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,934 and $102,100 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 4 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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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 Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $0-$30k) in Georgia

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$27,476 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Georgia Public Administration & Social Service Report

#2

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, Georgia

#3 in overall quality

$18,682 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valdosta State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Valdosta, Georgia, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

VSU also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Valdosta State University are $18,682.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Valdosta State University

#3

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

#3 in overall quality

$24,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State University are $24,790, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Georgia State University

#4

Clark Atlanta University

Atlanta, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$15,464 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clark Atlanta University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k list. CAU is a small school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 4 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

CAU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CAU are $15,464.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Clark Atlanta University

• 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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