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

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$69,877 Avg Salary

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

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

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 very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Florida International University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in Florida. FIU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Central Florida is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.

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#4

Barry University

Miami, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Barry University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the large suburb of Miami, Barry University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Florida Atlantic University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in Florida. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Florida Atlantic University

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
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 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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