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2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in New York

45 Colleges
$42,680 Avg Salary
$21,645 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service 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 Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 45 schools in New York to see which 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 Colleges.

#1

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Our analysis found Fordham University to be the most popular school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a degree in New York. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Out of the 45 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 2 spot on the list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 45 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#4

Hunter College

New York, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hunter College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Yeshiva University

New York, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Yeshiva University is a great place for public administration and social service students. Yeshiva is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in New York ranking. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public administration and social service programs. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

With a ranking of #8, University at Buffalo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

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John Jay College of Criminal Justice came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in New York ranking. John Jay is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.

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#10

Adelphi University

Garden City, NY

With a ranking of #10, Adelphi University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students. Located in the large suburb of Garden City, Adelphi is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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

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 26 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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