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2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Oklahoma

14 Colleges
$39,760 Avg Salary
$23,885 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service School for You

Public Administration & Social Service is the #20 most popular major in Oklahoma with 520 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 Schools in Oklahoma ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Oklahoma to see which 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Oklahoma Norman Campus the most popular school in Oklahoma for public administration and social service students. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the suburb of Norman.

Public Administration & Social Service majors at University of Oklahoma take out an average of $22,875 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northeastern State University is a great place for public administration and social service students. NSU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Tahlequah.

On average, public administration and social service graduates from NSU take out $30,816 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent programs at East Central University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in Oklahoma. Located in the remote town of Ada, ECU is a public college with a small student population.

Public Administration & Social Service majors at ECU take out an average of $23,008 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 14 schools in Oklahoma that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public college with a large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tulsa Community College is a great place for public administration and social service students. Tulsa Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tulsa.

While working on their degree, public administration and social service majors at Tulsa Community College accumulate an average of around $18,366 in student debt.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Tulsa Community College Report

Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Oklahoma ranking. Located in the large city of Oklahoma City, OSU-OKC is a public college with a small student population.

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Oral Roberts University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Oklahoma ranking. Located in the city of Tulsa, ORU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at Oral Roberts University Report

With a ranking of #8, Northwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students. NWOSU is a small public school located in the town of Alva.

On average, public administration and social service graduates from NWOSU take out $26,250 in student loans while working on their degree.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Northwestern Oklahoma State University

Southwestern Christian University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Oklahoma ranking. SCU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bethany.

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#9

Rogers State University

Claremore, OK

Rogers State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Oklahoma list. Located in the town of Claremore, RSU is a public college with a small student population.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Rogers State University

Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 4,076
Texas 5,592
New Mexico 495

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 14 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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