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

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

7 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 the #12 most popular major in Louisiana with 1,118 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 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 Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs 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 Louisiana

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 Louisiana Schools for a Bachelor's in Public & Social Service

Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College the best school in Louisiana for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

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Out of the 7 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern University and A & M College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Louisiana at Monroe helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in Louisiana. ULM is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Monroe.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern University at New Orleans is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. SUNO is a small public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

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Southeastern Louisiana University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public school with a large student population.

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Grambling State University

Grambling, LA

With a ranking of #7, Grambling State University 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 town of Grambling, GSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 2,840
West Virginia 504
Florida 4,199
Virginia 2,154
Arkansas 683
Mississippi 752
South Carolina 708
Tennessee 1,564
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 7 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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