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2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in North Carolina

17 Colleges
$39,037 Avg Salary
$27,190 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 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in North Carolina 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for public administration and social service majors pursuing a .

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. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

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Out of the 17 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina Central University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in North Carolina list. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Durham.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Pembroke. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Pembroke, UNC Pembroke is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Appalachian State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular public administration and social service programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a large student population.

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#8

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public administration and social service students. It came in at #8 on the list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

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#9

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

With a ranking of #9, East Carolina University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in North Carolina ranking. UNC Greensboro 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 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
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 17 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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