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

2 Colleges
$69,877 Avg Salary

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 Doctor'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 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which online doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named West Chester University of Pennsylvania the most popular online school in the Middle Atlantic Region for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 64% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at West Chester University of Pennsylvania Report

#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Of the 17 students majoring in public administration and social service at UPenn, 18% are male and 82% are female.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at University of Pennsylvania Report

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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 2 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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