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2023 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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

In 2020-2021, 3,560 degrees and certificates were awarded to public administration and social service students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #13 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

Check out the online public administration and social service associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Pennsylvania.

Our analysis found Reading Area Community College to be the most popular school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue an online associate degree in Pennsylvania. RACC is a small public school located in the small city of Reading.

About 81% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 19% are male.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Reading Area Community College

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bucks County Community College is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their online associate degree. Located in the rural area of Newtown, Bucks County Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 14% are male.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Bucks County Community College Report

#3

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Elizabethtown College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of Elizabethtown, Etown is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in public administration and social service at Etown, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 2,776
New York 10,504
Maryland 1,766
Delaware 443
District of Columbia 874

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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 3 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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