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2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

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

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 8,979 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration and social service is the #16 most popular major in California.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 46 schools in California 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Fullerton the most popular school in California for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Full Public Administration & Social Service at California State University - Fullerton Report

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 fairly large public school located in the city of Sacramento.

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

Full Public Administration & Social Service at California State University - Sacramento Report

Out of the 46 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Fresno Pacific University landed the # 2 spot on the list. 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Los Angeles. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California list. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the 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.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at California State University - Los Angeles Report

California State University - Dominguez Hills 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 #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Carson, CSUDH is a public college 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

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school 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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With a ranking of #8, California State University - Fresno did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. Fresno State is a very 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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California State University - Monterey Bay landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree public administration and social service programs. CSUMB is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Seaside.

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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With a ranking of #10, University of California - Riverside 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 Riverside, UCR is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 102 students majoring in public administration and social service at UCR, 28% are male and 72% are female.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at University of California - Riverside Report

Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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