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2023 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Schools in California

11 Colleges
$50,986 Avg Salary
$22,122 Avg Student Debt

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 Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular online programs 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 Colleges.

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

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#2

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandman University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Schools in California list. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-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 California State University - Northridge is a great place for public administration and social service students pursuing an online degree. CSUN is a fairly large public school located in the large 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Baptist University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Riverside, Cal Baptist is a private not-for-profit college with a 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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#5

University of La Verne

La Verne, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of La Verne. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of La Verne, ULV 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 ULV accumulate an average of around $31,522 in student debt.

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#6

San Bernardino Valley College

San Bernardino, CA

With a ranking of #6, San Bernardino Valley College did quite well on this year’s best schools for public administration and social service students. San Bernardino Valley College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of San Bernardino.

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#7

National University

La Jolla, CA

With a ranking of #7, National University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public administration and social service students. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

The average amount in student loans that public administration and social service majors at National University take out is $30,239.

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#8

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA

Touro University Worldwide ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Los Alamitos, TUW is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#10

Rio Hondo College

Whittier, CA

Rio Hondo College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Schools in California ranking. Located in the suburb of Whittier, RHCCD is a public school with a 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 11 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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