2023 Best Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor's Degree School for You
With 53,252 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration and social service is the #6 most popular major in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 32 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the public administration and social service doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in the Southeast Region for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Clemson University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. GMU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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North Carolina State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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University of Louisville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration and social service students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Louisville.
University of Arkansas landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree public administration and social service programs. UARK is a very large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.
The University of Alabama landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree public administration and social service programs. Located in the small city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public school with a very large student population.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s best schools for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. UGA is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.
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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State
Explore the best public administration and social service schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 244 |
| Florida | 1,526 |
| North Carolina | 1,324 |
| Virginia | 1,152 |
| Tennessee | 853 |
| Georgia | 885 |
| South Carolina | 308 |
| Louisiana | 842 |
| West Virginia | 317 |
| Kentucky | 1,040 |
| Arkansas | 372 |
| Alabama | 1,018 |
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Public Administration & Social Service Related Rankings by Major
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 |
Majors Similar to Public Administration & Social Service
| 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 25 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).
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