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2023 Best Public & Social Service Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina

15 Colleges
$48,536 Avg Salary

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

Public Administration & Social Service is one of the most popular subjects to study in North Carolina. With 1,324 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in North Carolina to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Public Administration & Social Service Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Public Administration & Social Service Master's Degree Schools

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in North Carolina for public administration and social service students working on their master’s degree. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their master’s degree. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Appalachian State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in North Carolina. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#5

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte 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. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro 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. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Western Carolina University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public administration and social service students working on their master’s degree. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.

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#10

Johnson C Smith University

Charlotte, NC

Johnson C Smith University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. JCSU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Charlotte.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 244
Florida 1,526
Virginia 1,152
Tennessee 853
Georgia 885
South Carolina 308
Louisiana 842
West Virginia 317
Kentucky 1,040
Arkansas 372
Alabama 1,018

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 15 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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