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2023 Best Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

10 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 #14 most popular major in the country with 98,583 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Plains States Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 the Plains States Region

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 Mitchell Technical College to be the best school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Plains States Region . Mitchell Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Mitchell.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Des Moines Area Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in the Plains States Region . DMACC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Ankeny.

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#3

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Century College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Columbia College

Columbia, MO

Out of the 10 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Columbia College Missouri is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Rasmussen University - Minnesota 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 #6 on the list. Rasmussen University - Minnesota is a small private for-profit school located in the city of St. Cloud.

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Lake Area Technical Institute landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree public administration and social service programs. LATI is a small public school located in the remote town of Watertown.

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With a ranking of #8, Rasmussen University - North Dakota did quite well on this year’s best schools for public administration and social service students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, Rasmussen University - North Dakota is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Rasmussen University - Kansas came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Rasmussen University - Kansas is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Topeka.

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#10

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree public administration and social service programs. Saint Louis Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State

Explore the best public administration and social service schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 791
Minnesota 3,576
Iowa 832
South Dakota 143
Missouri 1,624
Nebraska 490
North Dakota 321

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 10 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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