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

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

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

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

With 4,199 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration and social service is the #14 most popular major in Florida.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools in Florida ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in Florida to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida

The colleges and universities below are the best for public administration and social service majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

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

#1

Barry University

Miami, FL

Our 2023 rankings named Barry University the best school in Florida for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Miami, Barry University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rasmussen University - Florida is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. Rasmussen University - Florida is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the small city of Ocala.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Florida Gulf Coast University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in Florida. Located in the large suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Florida State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.

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#5

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Atlantic University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, FL

University of North Florida ranked #6 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Florida International University 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 #7 on the list. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.

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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida A&M University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a very large student population.

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#10

Flagler College - St Augustine

Saint Augustine, FL

Flagler College - St Augustine ranked #10 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Flagler St. Augustine is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Saint Augustine.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 2,840
West Virginia 504
South Carolina 708
Virginia 2,154
Arkansas 683
Mississippi 752
Tennessee 1,564
Louisiana 1,118
Alabama 1,668
Kentucky 2,072
Georgia 1,475

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

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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