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

14 Colleges
$33,749 Avg Salary
$29,352 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs 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 Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Brandman University the most popular online school in the Far Western US Region for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 87% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Washington University is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 106 students majoring in public administration and social service at WWU, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central Washington University is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their online bachelor’s degree. CWU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Ellensburg.

Of the 59 students majoring in public administration and social service at CWU, 14% are male and 86% are female.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Central Washington University

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at California State University - Northridge helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in the Far Western US Region . CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the city of Northridge.

Women make up 55% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Alaska Fairbanks is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 13% are male.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at University of Alaska Fairbanks

#6

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

University of La Verne did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for public administration and social service students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 63% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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California Baptist University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 38% are male.

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#8

National University

La Jolla, CA

National University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for public administration and social service students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Of the 14 students majoring in public administration and social service at National University, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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#9

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

Touro University Worldwide came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Los Alamitos, TUW is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in public administration and social service at TUW, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Touro University Worldwide 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 14 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.

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