2023 Best Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in New York
Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree School for You
Public Administration & Social Service is the #11 most popular major in New York with 10,504 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in New York
Check out the public administration and social service associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Borough of Manhattan Community College to be the best school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a associate degree in New York. Located in the city of New York, BMCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Orange County Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in New York. SUNY Orange is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Middletown.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stella and Charles Guttman Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, Guttman is a public school with a fairly small student population.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Hudson Valley Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in New York. HVCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Troy.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New York City College of Technology. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, City Tech is a public college with a large student population.
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Cazenovia College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the fringe town of Cazenovia, Cazenovia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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Monroe Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree public administration and social service programs. Located in the suburb of Rochester, Monroe Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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Onondaga Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration and social service students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. OCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Syracuse.
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With a ranking of #9, Mohawk Valley Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for public administration and social service students working on their associate degree. MVCC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Utica.
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With a ranking of #10, Bronx Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for public administration and social service students working on their associate degree. BCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Bronx.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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New Jersey | 2,776 |
Pennsylvania | 3,560 |
Maryland | 1,766 |
Delaware | 443 |
District of Columbia | 874 |
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Major | Annual Graduates |
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Social Work | 58,326 |
Public Administration | 16,905 |
Human Services | 13,238 |
Public Policy | 6,430 |
Community Organization & Advocacy | 3,096 |
Other Public Administration | 588 |
Majors Similar to Public Administration & Social Service
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | 142,610 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies | 73,813 |
Legal Professions | 61,055 |
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences | 4,477 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
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