2023 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Schools in the Plains States Region
Finding the Most Popular Online Public Administration & Social Service School for You
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.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.
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2023 Most Popular Online Public Administration & Social Service Schools in the Plains States Region
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 Plains States Region .
Top 10 Most Popular Online Public Administration & Social Service Schools
Out of the 12 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
The excellent online programs at Wichita State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Park University is a great place for public administration and social service students pursuing an online degree. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.
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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public administration and social service programs. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.
University of North Dakota came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln 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 city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Kansas State University 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. K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.
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Crown College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public administration and social service programs. Crown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Saint Bonifacius.
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Most Popular Online Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State
Explore the most popular online public administration and social service schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Kansas | 470 |
Missouri | 898 |
Minnesota | 2,616 |
Iowa | 290 |
North Dakota | 91 |
Nebraska | 215 |
South Dakota | 67 |
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Majors Related to Public Administration & Social Service
Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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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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