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Best Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana

2023 Best Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana

17 Colleges
$33,749 Avg Salary
$29,352 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor's Degree School for You

Public Administration & Social Service is one of the most popular subjects to study in Indiana. With 3,206 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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, Course Advisor has created the Best Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools in Indiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in Indiana to see which bachelor's 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Our analysis found Ball State University to be the best school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Indiana. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Indiana University - South Bend is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of South Bend, Indiana University - South Bend is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of Fort Wayne, University of St. Francis Fort Wayne is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Out of the 17 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Indiana Wesleyan University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Located in the town of Marion, IWU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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University of Southern Indiana came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Located in the suburb of Evansville, USI is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration and social service students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

University of Indianapolis

Indianapolis, IN

With a ranking of #9, University of Indianapolis did quite well on this year’s best schools for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Indianapolis, UIndy is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #10, Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies did quite well on this year’s best schools for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. Indiana Tech - CPS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort-Wayne.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 3,411
Ohio 3,030
Illinois 3,948
Wisconsin 1,299

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 17 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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