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2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Nebraska

6 Colleges
$35,730 Avg Salary
$32,895 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service School for You

In 2020-2021, public administration and social service students earned 215 degrees and certificates from a Nebraska school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Nebraska to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Nebraska 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska at Omaha the most popular school in Nebraska for public administration and social service students. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

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#2

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Out of the 6 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#3

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Creighton University is a great place for public administration and social service students. Creighton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Nebraska landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Concordia University, Nebraska

Nebraska Wesleyan 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 #6 on the list. NWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lincoln.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Nebraska Wesleyan University

Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 470
Missouri 898
Minnesota 2,616
Iowa 290
North Dakota 91
South Dakota 67

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 6 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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