2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Wisconsin, there were 1,451 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 8 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

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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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 Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Wisconsin (With Aid)

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid list. UW - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#2

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

$25,295 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public administration and social service students in 2019-2020.

UWM also took the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at UWM

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (With Aid)

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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