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2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Arizona

8 Colleges
$40,135 Avg Salary
$30,082 Avg Student Debt

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In 2020-2021, public administration and social service students earned 1,198 degrees and certificates from an Arizona school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

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The Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Arizona 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 Arizona 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.

Check out the public administration and social service programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Arizona.

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Tempe to be the most popular school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a degree in Arizona. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.

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Out of the 8 schools in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 2 spot on the list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

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#3

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

The excellent programs at Grand Canyon University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in Arizona. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northern Arizona University is a great place for public administration and social service students. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

Prescott College

Prescott, AZ

Prescott College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Arizona ranking. Prescot College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Prescott.

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#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Arizona ranking. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

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Brookline College - Phoenix came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Arizona ranking. Located in the city of Phoenix, Brookline College - Phoenix is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 3,265
Oklahoma 292
New Mexico 331

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 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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