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2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota

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

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

With 143 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration and social service is the #20 most popular major in South Dakota.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in South Dakota to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs 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 South Dakota.

Our analysis found Lake Area Technical Institute to be the most popular school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a associate degree in South Dakota. LATI is a small public school located in the remote town of Watertown.

About 86% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 14% are male.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Lake Area Technical Institute Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mitchell Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in South Dakota list. Mitchell Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Mitchell.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Black Hills State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in South Dakota. BHSU is a small public school located in the town of Spearfish.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Black Hills State University Report

#3

Sinte Gleska University

Mission, SD

Out of the 4 schools in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Sinte Gleska University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Mission, Sinte Gleska University is a public college with a small student population.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Sinte Gleska University Report

Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 791
Minnesota 3,576
Iowa 832
Missouri 1,624
Nebraska 490
North Dakota 321

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 4 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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