2023 Best Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida
Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Florida to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida
The following schools top our list of the Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top Florida Schools for a Doctorate in Public & Social Service
Our 2023 rankings named Florida State University the best school in Florida for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Miami.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Central Florida helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in Florida. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.
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Out of the 5 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Barry University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Miami, Barry University is a private not-for-profit college 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 Florida Atlantic University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public college with a very large student population.
Request InformationBest Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Southeast Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 |
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Public Administration & Social Service Related Rankings by Major
Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 5 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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