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2023 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Schools in the Far Western US Region

20 Colleges
$47,765 Avg Salary
$24,979 Avg Student Debt

Public Administration & Social Service is the #14 most popular major in the country with 98,583 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online public administration and social service programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular online school in the Far Western US Region for public administration and social service students. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Out of the 20 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandman University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

While working on their degree, public administration and social service majors at Brandman accumulate an average of around $38,298 in student debt.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Washington University is a great place for public administration and social service students pursuing an online degree. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public college with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that public administration and social service majors at WWU take out is $19,418.

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Out of the 20 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the # 4 spot on the list. CWU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

While working on their degree, public administration and social service majors at CWU accumulate an average of around $21,390 in student debt.

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The excellent online programs at California State University - Northridge helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in the Far Western US Region . CSUN is a very large public school located in the city of Northridge.

Public Administration & Social Service majors at CSUN take out an average of $24,934 in student loans while working on their egree.

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University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public administration and social service programs. Located in the small suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their degree, public administration and social service graduates from UAF carry an average student debtload of $44,378.

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California Baptist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for public administration and social service students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that public administration and social service majors at Cal Baptist take out is $38,688.

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#8

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

University of La Verne landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public administration and social service programs. Located in the large suburb of La Verne, ULV is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

While working on their degree, public administration and social service majors at ULV accumulate an average of around $31,522 in student debt.

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#9

Northwest Indian College

Bellingham, WA

Northwest Indian College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Northwest Indian College is a small public school located in the rural area of Bellingham.

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#9

San Bernardino Valley College

San Bernardino, CA

San Bernardino Valley College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public administration and social service programs. San Bernardino Valley College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of San Bernardino.

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Explore the most popular online public administration and social service schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 8,979
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 20 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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