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2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky

11 Colleges
$25,305 Avg Salary
$20,672 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, public administration and social service students earned 2,072 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Kentucky to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Administration & Social Service program at each school on the list.

Check out the public administration and social service associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Kentucky.

Our analysis found Big Sandy Community and Technical College to be the most popular school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a associate degree in Kentucky. Located in the remote town of Prestonsburg, Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in public administration and social service at Big Sandy Community and Technical College, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hazard Community and Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky list. Hazard Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Hazard.

About 90% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 10% are male.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Gateway Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in Kentucky. Gateway is a small public school located in the large suburb of Florence.

About 84% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 16% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Jefferson Community and Technical College is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their associate degree. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a large public school located in the city of Louisville.

About 84% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 16% are male.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Bluegrass Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in Kentucky. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Lexington.

About 93% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 7% are male.

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#6

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, KY

University of the Cumberlands landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree public administration and social service programs. Cumberlands is a large private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Williamsburg.

About 91% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 9% are male.

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#7

Madisonville Community College

Madisonville, KY

Madisonville Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public administration and social service students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of Madisonville, Madisonville Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#8

Brescia University

Owensboro, KY

Brescia University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree public administration and social service programs. Located in the small city of Owensboro, Brescia University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Elizabethtown Community and Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public administration and social service students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Elizabethtown, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Hopkinsville Community College

Hopkinsville, KY

Hopkinsville Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public administration and social service students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the distant town of Hopkinsville, Hopkinsville Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 2,840
West Virginia 504
Florida 4,199
Virginia 2,154
Arkansas 683
Mississippi 752
South Carolina 708
Louisiana 1,118
Alabama 1,668
Georgia 1,475
Tennessee 1,564

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.

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