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2023 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools

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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 Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the United States to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Public Administration & Social Service Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Out of the 12 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 74% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Capella University is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their online doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 20% are male.

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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 36% are male.

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#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in the United States. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 82% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Valdosta State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students working on their online doctor’s degree. VSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Valdosta.

About 38% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 62% are male.

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California Baptist University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.

About 50% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#8

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in public administration and social service at UofL, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#9

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

With a ranking of #9, The University of Alabama did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students working on their online doctor’s degree. UA is a very large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.

Of the 5 students majoring in public administration and social service at UA, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#10

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online doctor’s degree public administration and social service programs. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 75% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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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 12 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.

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