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

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

With 4,199 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration and social service is the #14 most popular major in Florida.

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 Master's Degree Schools in Florida to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Florida 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 University of Central Florida the most popular school in Florida for public administration and social service students working on their master’s degree. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.

Women make up 83% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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#2

Barry University

Miami, FL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Barry University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public administration and social service schools in Florida. Located in the large suburb of Miami, Barry University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 72% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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#3

Saint Leo University

Saint Leo, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Leo University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the small suburb of Saint Leo, St. Leo University is a private not-for-profit college 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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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of South Florida - 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 Florida. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 141 students majoring in public administration and social service at USF Tampa, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Miami.

Women make up 70% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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#6

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

With a ranking of #6, Nova Southeastern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students working on their master’s degree. NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

About 89% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 11% are male.

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#7

Southeastern University

Lakeland, FL

Southeastern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public administration and social service students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Lakeland, SEU is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 18% are male.

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#8

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Florida State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.

Of the 49 students majoring in public administration and social service at Florida State, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for public administration and social service students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 74% of the students majoring in public administration and social service at the school are women while 26% are male.

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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida A&M University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in public administration and social service at Florida A&M University, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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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
Virginia 2,154
Arkansas 683
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 18 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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