2023 Best Public & Social Service Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Master's Degree School for You
Public Administration & Social Service is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 6th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 53,252 degrees and certificates were awarded to students with this major.
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.
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 Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 446 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the public administration and social service master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 25 Top Schools for a Master's in Public & Social Service
Our analysis found Princeton University to be the best school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Elizabethtown College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration and social service students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Etown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elizabethtown.
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Georgetown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration and social service students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Northwestern University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
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University of South Dakota ranked #9 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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University of Chicago came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Winona State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.
With a ranking of #12, St Catherine University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public administration and social service students working on their master’s degree. St. Kate's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Paul.
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Brown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration and social service students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Cornell University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
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University of Maryland - Baltimore came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Baltimore, UMB is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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San Jose State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration and social service students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.
Carnegie Mellon University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree public administration and social service programs. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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University of California - Los Angeles ranked #18 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
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George Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration and social service students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #20, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s best schools for public administration and social service students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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University of Pennsylvania came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
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University of San Francisco came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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Clemson University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.
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Marquette University landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree public administration and social service programs. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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Villanova University landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree public administration and social service programs. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.
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Rest of the Top Best Public & Social Service Master's Degree Schools
Additional Award Winners
This section shows the remainder of the colleges awarded a Best Public & Social Service Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 446 different United States public administration and social service schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | University of Maryland - College Park | College Park, MD |
| 52 | Marist College | Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 53 | Salisbury University | Salisbury, MD |
| 54 | California State University - Stanislaus | Turlock, CA |
| 55 | Smith College | Northampton, MA |
| 56 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC |
| 57 | Augsburg University | Minneapolis, MN |
| 58 | Augusta University | Augusta, GA |
| 59 | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison, WI |
| 60 | Fort Hays State University | Hays, KS |
| 61 | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, TN |
| 62 | California State University - Long Beach | Long Beach, CA |
| 63 | University of Wisconsin - Whitewater | Whitewater, WI |
| 64 | Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, OH |
| 65 | Anna Maria College | Paxton, MA |
| 66 | Bryn Mawr College | Bryn Mawr, PA |
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great schools for Public & Social Service students that almost earned our Best Public & Social Service Master's Degree Schools award.
Public Administration & Social Service by Region
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Rankings in Majors Related to Public Administration & Social Service
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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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