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2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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$69,877 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Doctor'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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Public & Social Service Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

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

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Out of the 12 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Capella University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Women make up 80% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Capella University Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of St Thomas Minnesota helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in the Plains States Region . UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Of the 18 students majoring in public administration and social service at UST MN, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 4 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

About 91% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 9% are male.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Out of the 12 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 5 spot on the list. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

Women make up 86% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at University of Kansas Report

Washington University in St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public administration and social service students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

About 40% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 60% are male.

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University of Nebraska at Omaha ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public college with a large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#8

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

Hamline University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Women make up 67% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

#10

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Saint Louis University Report

Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State

Explore the best public administration and social service schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 791
Minnesota 3,576
Iowa 832
South Dakota 143
Missouri 1,624
Nebraska 490
North Dakota 321

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

Majors Similar 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 12 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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