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Best Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Best Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

11 Colleges
$69,877 Avg Salary

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

Public Administration & Social Service is the #14 most popular major in the country with 98,583 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Check out the public administration and social service doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of St Thomas Minnesota to be the best school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . UST MN is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in the Plains States Region . Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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#7

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

Hamline University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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University of Nebraska at Omaha ranked #8 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public school with a large student population.

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#9

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

With a ranking of #9, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s best schools for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

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#10

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration and social service students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State

Explore the best public administration and social service colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 791
Minnesota 3,576
Iowa 832
South Dakota 143
Missouri 1,624
Nebraska 490
North Dakota 321

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

Majors Similar to Public Administration & Social Service

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 11 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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