2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in District of Columbia

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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 District of Columbia, there were 921 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,280 and $54,733 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 31 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia” ranking looked at 2 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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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia doctor’s degree public administration & social service students.

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

#1

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.

GWU also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at GWU

#2

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$34,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia list. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 5 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard also took the #2 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard University are $34,224, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Howard Public Administration & Social Service Report

#3

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$35,524 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia list. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 3 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at American University are $35,524, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at The American University

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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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