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2023 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Schools in the Far Western US Region

6 Colleges
$47,765 Avg Salary
$24,979 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 53,252 public administration and social service students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 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 in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Far Western US Region 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.

Check out the online public administration and social service programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue an online degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California Baptist University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cal Baptist is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.

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#3

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Out of the 6 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandman University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Irvine.

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#5

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

The excellent online programs at Northcentral University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in the Far Western US Region . Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UAF is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Fairbanks.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at University of Alaska Fairbanks

Explore the most popular online public administration and social service schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 5,554
Washington 712
Oregon 423
Nevada 325
Hawaii 138
Alaska 65

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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 6 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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