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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
89 Degrees Awarded
$25,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 the Southwest region, there were 10,929 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,068 and $29,286 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 89 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

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

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 the Southwest Region

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

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. University of North Texas is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.

UNT also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#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 the Southwest Region. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 20 doctorate’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Arlington, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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 the Southwest Region. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified doctorate’s public administration and social service students in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baylor University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s public administration and social service students in 2019-2020.

Baylor also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. 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%.

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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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