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2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor's Degree 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Administration & Social Service program at each school on the list.

Check out the public administration and social service doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our analysis found Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis to be the most popular school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . IUPUI is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

About 82% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 18% are male.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in the Great Lakes Region . Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

#3

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Aurora University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Springfield is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Springfield, UIS is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in public administration and social service at UIS, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

About 88% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 14% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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Loyola University Chicago landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree public administration and social service programs. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 67% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#7

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public administration and social service students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 83% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

About 67% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

Case Western Reserve University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State

Explore the best public administration and social service schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 2,690
Indiana 1,347
Ohio 1,347
Wisconsin 532
Michigan 1,815

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 18 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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