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2023 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

4 Colleges
$25,305 Avg Salary
$20,672 Avg Student Debt

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

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Great Basin College the most popular online school in the Far Western US Region for public administration and social service students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote town of Elko, Great Basin College is a public college with a small student population.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Great Basin College Report

The in-demand online associate degree programs at University of Alaska Fairbanks helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the small suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in public administration and social service at UAF, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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#3

Rio Hondo College

Whittier, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rio Hondo College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Whittier, RHCCD is a public college with a large student population.

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#4

Northwest Indian College

Bellingham, WA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northwest Indian College is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their online associate degree. Northwest Indian College is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Bellingham.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Northwest Indian College Report

Explore the most popular online public administration and social service schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 8,979
Washington 1,252
Oregon 832
Hawaii 396
Nevada 610
Alaska 121

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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 4 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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