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2023 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Schools in New Jersey

3 Colleges
$45,739 Avg Salary
$23,354 Avg Student Debt

Public Administration & Social Service is the #11 most popular major in New Jersey with 2,776 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in New Jersey 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Public Administration & Social Service Colleges.

#1

Union County College

Cranford, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Union County College the most popular online school in New Jersey for public administration and social service students. Located in the large suburb of Cranford, Union County College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Public Administration & Social Service majors at Union County College take out an average of $10,942 in student loans while working on their egree.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Union County College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Thomas Edison State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the small city of Trenton, TESU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Thomas Edison State University Report

#3

Ocean County College

Toms River, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ocean County College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Schools in New Jersey list. OCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Toms River.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Ocean County College

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State Degrees Awarded
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 3 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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