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2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Master's Degree Schools in Missouri

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

In 2020-2021, public administration and social service students earned 898 degrees and certificates from a Missouri school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Public & Social Service Master's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Missouri to see which master'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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Washington University in St Louis to be the most popular school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Missouri. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 84% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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

Women make up 73% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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Out of the 10 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Of the 93 students majoring in public administration and social service at Mizzou, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Missouri - St Louis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in Missouri. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 89% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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Out of the 10 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 21% are male.

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#6

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public administration and social service students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 71 students majoring in public administration and social service at SLU, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#7

Park University

Parkville, MO

With a ranking of #7, Park University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students working on their master’s degree. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

Women make up 65% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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#8

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public administration and social service students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

About 83% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#9

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Lindenwood University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.

Of the 13 students majoring in public administration and social service at Lindenwood University, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#10

Southeast Missouri State University

Cape Girardeau, MO

Southeast Missouri State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Southeast Missouri State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cape Girardeau.

Women make up 45% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 470
Minnesota 2,616
Iowa 290
North Dakota 91
Nebraska 215
South Dakota 67

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 10 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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