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2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas

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

Public Administration & Social Service is the #15 most popular major in Arkansas with 683 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Public & Social Service Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Arkansas to see which master'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 Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Main Campus the most popular school in Arkansas for public administration and social service students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 68% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 32% are male.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Arkansas State University - Main Campus Report

Out of the 6 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the # 2 spot on the list. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock.

About 77% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 23% are male.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at University of Arkansas at Little Rock Report

#3

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Arkansas helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in Arkansas. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in public administration and social service at UARK, 11% are male and 89% are female.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at University of Arkansas Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in Arkansas. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Magnolia.

Women make up 71% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Report

Out of the 6 schools in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Little Rock, UAMS is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 60% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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#6

Strayer University - Arkansas

Little Rock, AR

Strayer University - Arkansas landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree public administration and social service programs. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, Strayer University - Arkansas is a private for-profit school 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
South Carolina 708
Florida 4,199
Virginia 2,154
Mississippi 752
Tennessee 1,564
Louisiana 1,118
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 6 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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