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2023 Best Public & Social Service Schools in Arkansas

5 Colleges
$36,853 Avg Salary
$28,023 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service School for You

Public Administration & Social Service is the #15 most popular major in Arkansas with 683 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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The Best Public & Social Service Schools in Arkansas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Arkansas to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools in Arkansas

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

Top Arkansas Schools in Public & Social Service

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arkansas the best school in Arkansas for public administration and social service students. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a very large student population.

Public Administration & Social Service majors at UARK take out an average of $26,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

Harding University

Searcy, AR

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harding University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Public & Social Service Schools in Arkansas list. Located in the distant town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, public administration and social service majors at Harding accumulate an average of around $27,125 in student debt.

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Out of the 5 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that public administration and social service majors at A-State take out is $29,000.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Arkansas State University - Main Campus Report

The excellent programs at University of Arkansas at Little Rock helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in Arkansas. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock.

While working on their degree, public administration and social service majors at UA Little Rock accumulate an average of around $30,851 in student debt.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at University of Arkansas at Little Rock Report

#5

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Henderson State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Schools in Arkansas list. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the town of Arkadelphia.

On average, public administration and social service graduates from Henderson State University take out $25,017 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Henderson State University Report

Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 2,840
West Virginia 504
South Carolina 708
Florida 4,199
Virginia 2,154
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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