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2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Georgia

19 Colleges
$37,384 Avg Salary
$35,387 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service School for You

Public Administration & Social Service is one of the most popular subjects to study in Georgia. With 885 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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The Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Georgia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 19 schools in Georgia to see which ones were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Colleges.

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Our analysis found University of Georgia to be the most popular school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a degree in Georgia. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.

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The excellent programs at Georgia State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in Georgia. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 19 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Valdosta State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in Georgia. Located in the small city of Valdosta, VSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Clark Atlanta University is a great place for public administration and social service students. Located in the large city of Atlanta, CAU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Savannah State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Georgia list. Located in the city of Savannah, Savannah State University is a public school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Strayer University - Georgia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students. Strayer University - Georgia is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the suburb of Atlanta.

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Albany State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the small city of Albany, Albany State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of North Georgia came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the town of Dahlonega, UNG is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Georgia ranking. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 244
Florida 1,526
Virginia 1,152
Tennessee 853
North Carolina 1,324
West Virginia 317
Louisiana 842
South Carolina 308
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 19 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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