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

9 Colleges
$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 #12 most popular major in Louisiana with 1,118 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Louisiana 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 Louisiana.

Our analysis found Northwestern State University of Louisiana to be the most popular school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Louisiana. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 56 students majoring in public administration and social service at NSU, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southeastern Louisiana University is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public school with a large student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern University and A & M College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Southern University and A & M College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.

About 95% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 5% are male.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Southern University at New Orleans helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in Louisiana. SUNO is a small public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

Of the 35 students majoring in public administration and social service at SUNO, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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#5

Grambling State University

Grambling, LA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grambling State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the distant town of Grambling, GSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in public administration and social service at GSU, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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University of Louisiana at Monroe came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. ULM is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Monroe.

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With a ranking of #7, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

Women make up 95% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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#8

Dillard University

New Orleans, LA

Dillard University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Dillard University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

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#8

Louisiana College

Pineville, LA

Louisiana College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree public administration and social service programs. Located in the suburb of Pineville, Louisiana College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 82% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Colleges 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
Tennessee 1,564
Alabama 1,668
Kentucky 2,072
Georgia 1,475

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 9 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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