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

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 Florida” 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 Florida, there were 3,856 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,393 and $31,641 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,671 and $120,169 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Florida” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Florida

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

#1 in overall quality

$26,707 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Florida. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Florida State also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Florida State

#2

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida

#3 in overall quality

$18,482 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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

FAU also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Atlantic University are $18,482, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full FAU Public Administration & Social Service Report

#3

Florida International University

Miami, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$24,211 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Florida. Florida International University is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.

FIU also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at FIU are $24,211, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at FIU

#4

University of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida

#4 in overall quality

$28,657 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #4 spot on the list. UCF is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Florida are $28,657, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at UCF

#5

Barry University

Miami, Florida

#5 in overall quality

$17,910 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Barry University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in Florida list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Barry University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Barry University are $17,910, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Barry 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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