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

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

Public Administration & Social Service is the #12 most popular major in Missouri with 1,624 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Missouri 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Columbia College

Columbia, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia College the most popular online school in Missouri for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. Columbia College Missouri is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

Women make up 88% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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#2

Park University

Parkville, MO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Park University is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

Women make up 49% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - St Louis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in Missouri. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 76% 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 Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Drury University - CCPS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 7% are male.

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#5

Urshan College

Wentzville, MO

Out of the 8 online programs at schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Urshan College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Wentzville, Urshan College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in public administration and social service at Urshan College, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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Central Methodist University - College of Graduate & Extended Studies 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. CMU CGES is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fayette.

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With a ranking of #7, Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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William Woods University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online bachelor’s degree public administration and social service programs. Located in the town of Fulton, William Woods is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 791
Minnesota 3,576
Iowa 832
South Dakota 143
Nebraska 490
North Dakota 321

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 8 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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