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2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

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Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, public administration and social service students earned 6,455 degrees and certificates from a New York school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

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The Most Popular Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public administration and social service majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our 2023 rankings named New York University the most popular school in New York for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in public administration and social service at NYU, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#2

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yeshiva University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Yeshiva is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

About 90% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 10% are male.

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#3

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Adelphi University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in New York. Located in the large suburb of Garden City, Adelphi is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 56% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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#3

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Out of the 15 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Fordham University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#5

University at Albany

Albany, NY

Out of the 15 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Albany landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in public administration and social service at UAlbany, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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#6

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University 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 #6 on the list. Binghamton University is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal.

Women make up 71% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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#6

The New School

New York, NY

The New School 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in public administration and social service at New School University, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#9

Niagara University

Niagara University, NY

Niagara University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the suburb of Niagara University, Niagara is a private not-for-profit college with a small 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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#10

The Graduate Center, CUNY

New York, NY

With a ranking of #10, The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 2,116
Maryland 1,050
New Jersey 1,665
District of Columbia 820
Delaware 160

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

Majors Similar to Public Administration & Social Service

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 15 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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