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2023 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

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

In 2020-2021, public administration and social service students earned 2,072 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in Kentucky 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for public administration and social service majors pursuing an online bachelor's degree.

#1

Lindsey Wilson College

Columbia, KY

Our analysis found Lindsey Wilson College to be the most popular school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in Kentucky. Lindsey Wilson College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Columbia.

Women make up 84% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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#2

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

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

Women make up 89% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the town of Murray, Murray State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 56 students majoring in public administration and social service at Murray State, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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#4

Brescia University

Owensboro, KY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Brescia University is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Owensboro, Brescia University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 8% are male.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 2,840
West Virginia 504
Florida 4,199
Virginia 2,154
Arkansas 683
Mississippi 752
South Carolina 708
Louisiana 1,118
Alabama 1,668
Georgia 1,475
Tennessee 1,564

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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