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2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
78 Degrees Awarded
$25,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Texas, there were 5,595 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 78 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 Texas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $30-$48k) in Texas

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at UNT

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Public Administration & Social Service Report

#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 3 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k. The University of Texas at Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.

UT Dallas also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610.

Full UT Dallas Public Administration & Social Service Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Arlington. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k. UT Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at The University of Texas at Arlington

#6

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Baylor University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 4 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor also took the #3 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, 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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