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2023 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in California

4 Colleges
$69,877 Avg Salary

With 8,979 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration and social service is the #16 most popular major in California.

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.

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular online doctor'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 doctor's degree.

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in California. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

About 74% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 26% are male.

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Out of the 4 online programs at schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California Baptist University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in public administration and social service at Cal Baptist, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#4

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Out of the 4 online programs at schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Northcentral University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
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 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.

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