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2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Missouri

34 Colleges
$36,729 Avg Salary
$31,500 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service School for You

Public Administration & Social Service is the #12 most popular major in Missouri with 1,624 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 34 schools in Missouri to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Missouri.

Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the most popular school in Missouri for public administration and social service students. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#2

Columbia College

Columbia, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Missouri list. Columbia College Missouri is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbia.

On average, public administration and social service graduates from Columbia College Missouri take out $34,955 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Missouri list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.

The average amount in student loans that public administration and social service majors at Missouri State take out is $27,745.

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The excellent programs at University of Missouri - St Louis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in Missouri. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

The average amount in student loans that public administration and social service majors at UMSL take out is $31,000.

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Out of the 34 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 5 spot on the list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

After completing their degree, public administration and social service graduates from Mizzou carry an average student debt load of $22,343.

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#6

Park University

Parkville, MO

Park University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Missouri ranking. Park University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

After completing their degree, public administration and social service graduates from Park University carry an average student debt load of $20,252.

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#7

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public administration and social service students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, public administration and social service graduates from SLU carry an average student debt load of $26,974.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public administration and social service students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.

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Southeast Missouri State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public administration and social service students. It came in at #9 on the list. Southeast Missouri State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Cape Girardeau.

Public Administration & Social Service majors at Southeast Missouri State University take out an average of $26,300 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#10

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, MO

With a ranking of #10, University of Central Missouri did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for public administration and social service students. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that public administration and social service majors at UCM take out is $30,050.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 791
Minnesota 3,576
Iowa 832
South Dakota 143
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

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 25 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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