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2023 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

12 Colleges
$33,749 Avg Salary
$29,352 Avg Student Debt

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, public administration and social service was ranked #14 in the country. In fact 98,583 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which online bachelor's 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for public administration and social service majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

#1

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

Our 2023 rankings named SUNY Empire State College the most popular online school in the Middle Atlantic Region for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 72% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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#2

Monroe College

Bronx, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Monroe College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Monroe College is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.

Of the 88 students majoring in public administration and social service at Monroe College, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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Out of the 12 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland Global Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 27% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at University of Maryland Global Campus

Out of the 12 online programs at schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Millersville University of Pennsylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list. Millersville is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Millersville.

About 95% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 5% are male.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Millersville University of Pennsylvania Report

#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Temple University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Temple University Report

#6

Mercy College

Dobbs Ferry, NY

With a ranking of #6, Mercy College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Mercy is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dobbs Ferry.

Of the 53 students majoring in public administration and social service at Mercy, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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Edinboro University of Pennsylvania 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 #7 on the list. Edinboro is a small public school located in the fringe town of Edinboro.

Of the 17 students majoring in public administration and social service at Edinboro, 12% are male and 88% are female.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

#8

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

Excelsior College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree public administration and social service programs. Excelsior College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.

Of the 13 students majoring in public administration and social service at Excelsior College, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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#9

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, PA

Elizabethtown College 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 #9 on the list. Etown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Elizabethtown.

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Thomas Edison State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree public administration and social service programs. TESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Trenton.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Thomas Edison State University Report

Explore the most popular online public administration and social service colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 2,776
Pennsylvania 3,560
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

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 12 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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