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2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$33,749 Avg Salary
$29,352 Avg Student Debt

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.

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 Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 80 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public administration and social service majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found California State University - Fullerton to be the most popular school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 81% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University - Sacramento is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. Sac State is a very large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.

Women make up 87% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Fresno Pacific University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in the Far Western US Region . Fresno Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fresno.

Of the 210 students majoring in public administration and social service at Fresno Pacific, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means San Diego State University is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego.

About 69% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 31% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California State University - Los Angeles is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Of the 198 students majoring in public administration and social service at Cal State LA, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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California State University - Dominguez Hills ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Carson, CSUDH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 21% are male.

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#7

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

University of Oregon came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UO is a very large public school located in the city of Eugene.

Of the 158 students majoring in public administration and social service at UO, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Hawaii - West Oahu did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. UH West Oahu is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kapolei.

Of the 139 students majoring in public administration and social service at UH West Oahu, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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#9

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree public administration and social service programs. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 87% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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California State University - Fresno landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree public administration and social service programs. Fresno State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fresno.

Of the 130 students majoring in public administration and social service at Fresno State, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree public administration and social service programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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#12

Portland State University

Portland, OR

Portland State University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree public administration and social service programs. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Portland.

About 79% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 21% are male.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Public & Social Service students in the Far Western US Region that almost earned our Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
13 California State University - Monterey Bay Seaside, CA
14 Western Washington University Bellingham, WA
15 University of California - Riverside Riverside, CA
16 University of Nevada - Reno Reno, NV

Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State

Explore the best public administration and social service schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 8,979
Washington 1,252
Oregon 832
Hawaii 396
Nevada 610
Alaska 121

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 25 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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