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Best Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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2023 Best Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

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$69,877 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor's Degree School for You

Public Administration & Social Service is one of the most popular subjects to study in District of Columbia. With 820 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best for public administration and social service majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top District of Columbia Schools for a Doctorate in Public & Social Service

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the best school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

American University

Washington, DC

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at American University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in District of Columbia. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 6,455
Pennsylvania 2,116
Maryland 1,050
New Jersey 1,665
Delaware 160

Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 33,631
Public Administration 13,571
Public Policy 3,737
Human Services 1,277
Community Organization & Advocacy 741
Other Public Administration 295

Related Major Annual Graduates
Legal Professions 45,189
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 13,045
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 10,452
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 1,613

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to University of the Fraser Valley.

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