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

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

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

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

In 2020-2021, public administration and social service students earned 2,072 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Kentucky to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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

Check out the public administration and social service bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

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

#1

Brescia University

Owensboro, KY

Our 2023 rankings named Brescia University the best school in Kentucky for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Owensboro, Brescia University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#2

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the small city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a large student population.

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#3

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Northern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in Kentucky. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Lindsey Wilson College

Columbia, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindsey Wilson College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Lindsey Wilson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Columbia.

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#5

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

Out of the 14 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Eastern Kentucky 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 #6 on the list. Eastern is a large public school located in the distant town of Richmond.

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#7

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree public administration and social service programs. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.

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Murray State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the town of Murray, Murray State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

Campbellsville University

Campbellsville, KY

Campbellsville University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Campbellsville University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the town of Campbellsville.

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#10

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

Spalding University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the city of Louisville, Spalding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 2,840
West Virginia 504
Mississippi 752
South Carolina 708
Florida 4,199
Virginia 2,154
Arkansas 683
Alabama 1,668
Georgia 1,475
Tennessee 1,564
Louisiana 1,118

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 14 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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