2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $0-$30k) in South Carolina

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 South Carolina, there were 758 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,017 and $33,350 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

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

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$23,246 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k. Clemson is located in Clemson, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.

Clemson also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Clemson University

#2

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$30,160 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in South Carolina For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public administration and social service students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofSC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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