2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Arizona

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Arizona” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Arizona, there were 4,249 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,570 and $32,124 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,171 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,233 and $38,981 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Arizona” ranking analyzed 4 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Arizona

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Arizona.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Arizona

#1

Arizona State University - Skysong

Scottsdale, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$6,724 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Arizona list. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 343 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our arizona master’s degree public administration & social service students list, ASU - Skysong has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Skysong are $6,724, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at ASU - Skysong

#2

University of Phoenix - Arizona

Tempe, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$17,096 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large private for-profit school awarded 123 degrees to qualified masters’s public administration and social service students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UOPX - Arizona, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UOPX - Arizona are $17,096.

Full University of Phoenix - Arizona Public Administration & Social Service Report

#3

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

#4 in overall quality

$11,436 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Arizona list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school awarded 266 diplomas to qualified masters’s public administration and social service students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grand Canyon University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436.

Full Grand Canyon University Public Administration & Social Service Report

#4

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

#3 in overall quality

$19,489 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for a Master’s in Arizona list. NAU is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 52 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NAU are $19,489, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at NAU

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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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