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2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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

Public Administration & Social Service is one of the most popular subjects to study in North Carolina. With 1,324 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 6th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in North Carolina 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill the most popular school in North Carolina for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

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

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at North Carolina State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in North Carolina. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

Women make up 60% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in North Carolina. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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#4

Duke University

Durham, NC

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Duke University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in North Carolina. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

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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Out of the 6 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at North Carolina A & T State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in North Carolina. NC A&T is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 244
Florida 1,526
Virginia 1,152
Tennessee 853
Georgia 885
South Carolina 308
Louisiana 842
West Virginia 317
Kentucky 1,040
Arkansas 372
Alabama 1,018

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 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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