2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Ohio” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Ohio, there were 3,155 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,589 and $29,396 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,438 and $112,790 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio” 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public administration and social service program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Ohio

#1

Ohio State University - Main Campus

Columbus, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$37,141 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Ohio State

#2

University of Akron Main Campus

Akron, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$15,217 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio. University of Akron Main Campus is a public institution located in Akron, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at University of Akron Main Campus

#3

Case Western Reserve University

Cleveland, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$47,958 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Case Western Reserve University landed the #3 spot on the list. Case Western is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 1 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Case Western, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western are $47,958.

Full Case Western Reserve University Public Administration & Social Service Report

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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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