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2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in West Virginia

8 Colleges
$38,472 Avg Salary
$26,718 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, public administration and social service was ranked 5th in West Virginia. In fact, 317 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in West Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in West Virginia 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.

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the most popular school in West Virginia for public administration and social service students. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

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

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#3

Concord University

Athens, WV

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Concord University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in West Virginia list. Located in the distant town of Athens, Concord University is a public school with a small student population.

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#4

Marshall University

Huntington, WV

Out of the 8 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Marshall University is a large public school located in the city of Huntington.

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Out of the 8 schools in West Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Future Generations University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Future Generations is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Franklin.

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With a ranking of #6, West Virginia State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students. Located in the suburb of Institute, WVSU is a public college with a small student population.

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Strayer University - West Virginia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public administration and social service students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Scott Depot, Strayer University - West Virginia is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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#7

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, WV

Shepherd 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 #7 on the list. Shepherd University is a small public school located in the town of Shepherdstown.

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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
North Carolina 1,324
Georgia 885
South Carolina 308
Louisiana 842
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 8 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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