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2023 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Schools

65 Colleges
$40,520 Avg Salary
$27,642 Avg Student Debt

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 65 schools in the United States to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public administration and social service majors pursuing an online .

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for public administration and social service students pursuing an online degree. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Out of the 65 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#4

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Out of the 65 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Western New Mexico University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the town of Silver City.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wichita State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Schools list. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Schools list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Schools ranking. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth.

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for public administration and social service students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

SUNY Empire State College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public administration and social service programs. Located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
12 University of Illinois at Springfield Springfield, IL
13 University of Virginia - Main Campus Charlottesville, VA
13 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 26 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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