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2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

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

In 2020-2021, public administration and social service students earned 2,072 degrees and certificates from a Kentucky school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Doctor's Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Kentucky to see which doctor'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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Kentucky the most popular school in Kentucky for public administration and social service students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 36% are male.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at University of Kentucky Report

#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Louisville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in Kentucky. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in public administration and social service at UofL, 17% are male and 83% are female.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at University of Louisville Report

#3

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Spalding University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in Kentucky. Located in the large city of Louisville, Spalding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Schools 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
Louisiana 1,118
Alabama 1,668
Georgia 1,475
Tennessee 1,564

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 3 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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