2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor's Degree School for You
Public Administration & Social Service is the #14 most popular major in the country with 98,583 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
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 Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 903 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's 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.
2023 Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Bachelor's in Public & Social Service
Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the most popular school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the United States. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.
Of the 1,492 students majoring in public administration and social service at Grand Canyon University, 15% are male and 85% are female.
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Out of the 903 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the # 2 spot on the list. UOPX - Arizona is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Tempe.
Women make up 88% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.
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Out of the 903 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 3 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.
About 37% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 63% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Empire State College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. SUNY Empire is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs.
About 72% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 28% are male.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.
Women make up 89% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.
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California State University - Fullerton landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree public administration and social service programs. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 329 students majoring in public administration and social service at Cal State Fullerton, 19% are male and 81% are female.
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With a ranking of #7, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 308 students majoring in public administration and social service at ASU - Tempe, 24% are male and 76% are female.
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The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public administration and social service students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 91% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 280 students majoring in public administration and social service at Ohio State, 23% are male and 77% are female.
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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree public administration and social service programs. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a very large student population.
About 81% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 19% are male.
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Florida Atlantic University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 237 students majoring in public administration and social service at FAU, 26% are male and 74% are female.
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Troy University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. TROY is a large public school located in the remote town of Troy.
About 86% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 14% are male.
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Central Michigan University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree public administration and social service programs. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.
Of the 231 students majoring in public administration and social service at Central Michigan, 23% are male and 77% are female.
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Purdue University Global ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
Of the 221 students majoring in public administration and social service at Purdue University Global, 8% are male and 92% are female.
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Liberty University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public administration and social service students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lynchburg.
Of the 213 students majoring in public administration and social service at Liberty University, 13% are male and 87% are female.
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Fresno Pacific University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fresno.
About 85% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 15% are male.
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California State University - Sacramento ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Sac State is a very large public school located in the city of Sacramento.
Of the 210 students majoring in public administration and social service at Sac State, 13% are male and 87% are female.
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With a ranking of #18, San Diego State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.
Women make up 69% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.
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California State University - Los Angeles came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
About 88% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 12% are male.
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Florida International University ranked #20 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Miami.
About 73% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 27% are male.
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Duke University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Women make up 56% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.
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University of Central Florida landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree public administration and social service programs. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.
Women make up 76% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.
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Eastern Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public administration and social service students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.
Of the 187 students majoring in public administration and social service at Eastern Michigan, 16% are male and 84% are female.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 186 students majoring in public administration and social service at UNC Chapel Hill, 31% are male and 69% are female.
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With a ranking of #25, Rutgers University - Newark did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. Rutgers Newark is a large public school located in the city of Newark.
Women make up 85% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.
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Remaining Award Winners
This list shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 903 different United States public administration and social service schools we analyzed.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Public & Social Service students that almost earned our Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
Public Administration & Social Service by Region
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Public Administration & Social Service Related Majors
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related 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 26 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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