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Best Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in New York

2023 Best Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in New York

18 Colleges
$25,305 Avg Salary
$20,672 Avg Student Debt

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 2023 rankings named Borough of Manhattan Community College the best school in New York for public administration and social service students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of New York, BMCC is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Orange County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in New York list. SUNY Orange is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Middletown.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Stella and Charles Guttman Community College is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of New York, Guttman is a public college with a 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 medium-sized public school located in the city of Troy.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New York City College of Technology is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Brooklyn, City Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Cazenovia College

Cazenovia, NY

Cazenovia College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree public administration and social service programs. Located in the town of Cazenovia, Cazenovia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Monroe Community College

Rochester, NY

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 school with a medium-sized student population.

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Onondaga Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. OCC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Syracuse.

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Mohawk Valley Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree public administration and social service programs. MVCC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Utica.

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Bronx Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree public administration and social service programs. BCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Bronx.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 2,776
Pennsylvania 3,560
Maryland 1,766
Delaware 443
District of Columbia 874

Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
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
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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to University of the Fraser Valley.

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