Colleges that graduate the most public administration and social service majors

Largest public administration and social service programs

The 50 largest public administration and social service programs by bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023. Click a college for its public administration and social service page: share of campus, rank among its majors, gender split, and the admissions bar.

Most concentrated in public administration and social service

Where public administration and social service is the biggest part of campus: share of all graduates, among colleges awarding at least 50 degrees in the field.

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Most selective colleges for public administration and social service

Lowest acceptance rates among colleges awarding at least 25 public administration and social service degrees.

Most accessible colleges for public administration and social service

Colleges admitting 60% or more of applicants that still award at least 50 public administration and social service degrees a year.

Public Administration and Social Service by state

States with the most public administration and social service graduates at tracked colleges.

Every college for public administration and social service

All 449 colleges awarding 10 or more bachelor's degrees in public administration and social service in 2023, alphabetically. Each link opens that college's public administration and social service page.

• Abilene Christian University 10
• Adelphi University 35
• Alabama A&M University 26
• Alabama State University 18
• Alaska Anchorage 18
• Alaska Fairbanks 30
• Alcorn State University 20
• Alvernia University 11
• Angelo State University 58
• Anna Maria College 12
• Appalachian State University 95
• Arizona State University 264
• Arkansas State University 22
• Auburn Montgomery 22
• Auburn University 34
• Augsburg University 25
• Augusta University 22
• Aurora University 192
• Austin Peay State University 30
• Azusa Pacific University 18
• Ball State University 75
• Barry University 43
• Barton College 14
• Baruch College 30
• Baylor University 22
• Bellevue University 21
• Belmont University 20
• Bemidji State University 38
• Binghamton University 39
• Black Hills State University 20
• Bluefield University 32
• Boise State University 54
• Bowie State University 16
• Bowling Green State University 48
• Bradley University 14
• Brandeis University 70
• Brescia University 16
• Briar Cliff University 13
• Bridgeport University 16
• Bridgewater State University 76
• Buffalo State University 34
• Cal Poly Humboldt 39
• Cal State Chico 72
• Cal State Dominguez Hills 112
• Cal State Fullerton 243
• Cal State Long Beach 60
• Cal State Los Angeles 217
• Cal State Monterey Bay 71
• Cal State Northridge 26
• Cal State San Bernardino 73
• California Baptist University 37
• California University of PA 56
• Calvin University 29
• Campbellsville University 56
• Capital University 17
• Cedarville University 29
• Central Michigan University 135
• Central Missouri 31
• Central State University 12
• Central Washington University 53
• Chestnut Hill College 33
• Christopher Newport University 18
• Clarion University 56
• Clark Atlanta University 13
• Cleveland State University 60
• Colorado Mesa University 23
• Colorado State Pueblo 25
• Colorado State University 69
• Columbia College (MO) 56
• Columbia College (SC) 15
• Columbia International University 14
• Commonwealth U Bloomsburg 64
• Commonwealth U Lock Haven 64
• Commonwealth U Mansfield 64
• Concord University 21
• Concordia University Wisconsin 14
• Coppin State University 26
• Cornell University 74
• CUNY Staten Island 14
• Dallas Baptist University 11
• Dalton State College 15
• Defiance College 10
• Delaware State University 23
• Delta State University 19
• District of Columbia 16
• Dordt University 25
• Duke University 142
• Duquesne University 11
• East Carolina University 64
• East Central University 55
• East Stroudsburg University 36
• East Tennessee State University 54
• East Texas A&M University 59
• Eastern Connecticut State 36
• Eastern Kentucky University 58
• Eastern Michigan University 109
• Eastern Washington University 43
• Edinboro University 56
• Elizabeth City State University 15
• Elizabethtown College 13
• Elon University 17
• Evangel University 11
• Fayetteville State University 36
• Ferris State University 42
• Fisher College 26
• Flagler College 15
• Florida A&M University 47
• Florida Atlantic University 218
• Florida Gulf Coast University 46
• Florida International University 108
• Florida State University 67
• Fort Hays State University 41
• Fort Valley State University 20
• Franciscan University of Steubenville 18
• Freed-Hardeman University 10
• Fresno Pacific University 70
• Fresno State University 89
• Frostburg State University 11
• Gallaudet University 15
• George Fox University 13
• George Mason University 86
• George Washington University 13
• Georgia State University 103
• Georgia Tech 30
• Georgian Court University 15
• Gordon College 16
• Governors State University 24
• Grambling State University 32
• Grand Canyon University 1,991
• Grand Valley State University 111
• Grand View University 19
• Hamilton College 18
• Harding University 29
• Hawaii Pacific University 11
• Hood College 11
• Hope College 14
• Idaho State University 22
• Illinois Springfield 20
• Illinois State University 50
• Indiana State University 14
• Indiana University 379
• Indiana University Indianapolis 181
• Indiana Wesleyan University 33
• Iona University 10
• IU Northwest 26
• IU South Bend 47
• Jackson State University 66
• Jacksonville State University 49
• James Madison University 93
• Jarvis Christian University 11
• Johnson C. Smith University 14
• Kansas State University 39
• Kean University 21
• Kennesaw State University 56
• Kentucky State University 17
• King University 41
• Kutztown University 41
• La Salle University 22
• Lamar University 29
• Lancaster Bible College 22
• Lander University 18
• Lees-McRae College 20
• Lewis University 14
• Lewis-Clark State College 43
• Liberty University 268
• Lincoln University (PA) 43
• Lindenwood University 12
• Lindsey Wilson University 110
• Lipscomb University 14
• Long Island University 17
• Longwood University 27
• Loras College 16
• Louisiana State University 28
• Loyola University Chicago 46
• Lubbock Christian University 10
• Luther College 11
• Madonna University 13
• Malone University 10
• Marian University (IN) 10
• Marist University 16
• Marquette University 12
• Mars Hill University 13
• Marshall University 25
• Mary University 13
• Maryville University 18
• McDaniel College 18
• Mercer University 17
• Mercy University 40
• Metro State Denver 106
• Miami University (Ohio) 67
• Michigan State University 66
• Middle Tennessee State University 42
• Midwestern State University 17
• Miles College 10
• Millersville University 73
• Minnesota Duluth 35
• Minnesota State Mankato 55
• Minnesota State Moorhead 43
• Minot State University 46
• Mississippi State University 25
• Missouri Southern State 24
• Missouri State University 62
• Missouri Western State 20
• Missouri-St. Louis 68
• Monmouth University 34
• Montclair State University 47
• Montevallo 15
• Morehead State University 46
• Morgan State University 30
• Mount Olive University 21
• Mount Vernon Nazarene University 43
• Murray State University 52
• NC State University 64
• Nebraska-Kearney 43
• New Mexico State University 46
• New York University 63
• Norfolk State University 57
• North Carolina A&T State University 48
• North Carolina Central University 44
• North Central University 14
• North Georgia 18
• Northeastern State University 24
• Northeastern University 21
• Northern Arizona University 135
• Northern Kentucky University 40
• Northern Michigan University 30
• Northwest Nazarene University 24
• Northwestern Oklahoma State 11
• Northwestern State University 43
• Northwestern University 101
• Oakland University 88
• Oakwood University 14
• Ohio State University 236
• Ohio University 57
• Olivet Nazarene University 19
• Oregon State University 10
• Our Lady of the Lake University 60
• Pacific Lutheran University 18
• Park University 46
• Pittsburg State University 19
• Plymouth State University 13
• Point Loma Nazarene University 12
• Pomona College 19
• Portland State University 94
• Post University 68
• Prairie View A&M University 42
• Princeton University 130
• Providence College 13
• Purdue Northwest 12
• Purdue University Fort Wayne 31
• Radford University 23
• Ramapo College 49
• Regent University 25
• Rhode Island College 119
• Rice University 25
• Roberts Wesleyan University 20
• Rutgers University 100
• Rutgers-Camden 42
• Rutgers-Newark 108
• Sacramento State University 149
• Sacred Heart University 17
• Saginaw Valley State University 75
• Saint Leo University 35
• Saint Louis University 18
• Saint Martin's University 11
• Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College 10
• Salisbury University 99
• Salve Regina University 23
• San Diego State University 130
• San Francisco State University 21
• San Jose State University 52
• Savannah State University 15
• Seattle University 26
• Seton Hall University 12
• Shepherd University 13
• Shippensburg University 26
• Sioux Falls University 10
• Skidmore College 17
• Slippery Rock University 29
• Southeast Missouri State University 38
• Southeastern Louisiana University 32
• Southeastern University 32
• Southern Connecticut State 42
• Southern Illinois University 38
• Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 23
• Southern Methodist University 28
• Southern New Hampshire University 670
• Southern University 23
• Southern University New Orleans 17
• Southern Utah University 13
• Southern Wesleyan University 15
• Spring Arbor University 48
• St. Ambrose University 17
• St. Cloud State University 55
• St. Edward's University 21
• St. Olaf College 14
• Stanford University 13
• Stephen F. Austin State University 52
• Stockton University 101
• Stony Brook University 37
• SUNY Brockport 66
• SUNY Fredonia 14
• SUNY Plattsburgh 52
• SW Minnesota State 31
• Syracuse University 70
• Tarleton State University 89
• Taylor University 14
• Temple University 67
• Tennessee State University 13
• Texas A&M Kingsville 12
• Texas Christian University 32
• Texas Southern University 39
• Texas State University 117
• Texas Tech University 24
• Texas Woman's University 42
• Thomas University 19
• Towson University 72
• Trinity College 37
• Troy University 129
• U of Arkansas Fort Smith 19
• U of Arkansas Monticello 10
• U of Indianapolis 23
• UC Colorado Springs 79
• UC Davis 29
• UC Riverside 95
• UC Santa Cruz 26
• UCLA 112
• UNC Charlotte 80
• UNC Greensboro 72
• UNC Pembroke 39
• UNC Wilmington 73
• Union University (TN) 18
• University at Albany 49
• University of Akron 39
• University of Alabama 66
• University of Alabama at Birmingham 50
• University of Arizona 36
• University of Arkansas 56
• University of Arkansas at Little Rock 43
• University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff 15
• University of California, Berkeley 64
• University of Central Florida 121
• University of Chicago 71
• University of Cincinnati 97
• University of Colorado 11
• University of Connecticut 25
• University of Delaware 72
• University of Detroit Mercy 16
• University of Georgia 41
• University of Hawaiʻi 50
• University of Illinois 73
• University of Iowa 40
• University of Kansas 71
• University of Kentucky 71
• University of Louisiana at Monroe 15
• University of Louisville 52
• University of Maine 31
• University of Maryland 93
• University of Maryland Baltimore County 83
• University of Memphis 56
• University of Michigan 77
• University of Mississippi 114
• University of Missouri 38
• University of Montana 33
• University of Nebraska Omaha 32
• University of Nevada, Las Vegas 104
• University of Nevada, Reno 105
• University of New Hampshire 34
• University of North Alabama 32
• University of North Carolina 87
• University of North Dakota 76
• University of North Florida 27
• University of North Texas 76
• University of Northern Colorado 45
• University of Northern Iowa 87
• University of Oklahoma 54
• University of Oregon 149
• University of Pittsburgh 38
• University of Portland 15
• University of Rhode Island 21
• University of Scranton 13
• University of South Alabama 20
• University of South Carolina 33
• University of South Florida 143
• University of Southern California 45
• University of Southern Indiana 51
• University of Southern Mississippi 69
• University of St. Thomas 13
• University of Tennessee 100
• University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 38
• University of Texas at Arlington 204
• University of Texas at Austin 88
• University of Texas at El Paso 45
• University of Texas at San Antonio 17
• University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 81
• University of the Cumberlands 82
• University of Toledo 37
• University of Utah 117
• University of Vermont 25
• University of Virginia 98
• University of Washington 44
• University of Wisconsin 50
• University of Wisconsin-Green Bay 31
• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 55
• University of Wyoming 35
• Upper Iowa University 56
• Ursuline College 13
• UT Martin 21
• UT Permian Basin 10
• UT Tyler 19
• Utah State University 76
• Utah Valley University 49
• UW-Eau Claire 58
• UW-Green Bay 31
• UW-Oshkosh 84
• UW-River Falls 13
• UW-Stevens Point 22
• UW-Whitewater 56
• Vanderbilt University 11
• Virginia Commonwealth University 83
• Virginia State University 20
• Virginia Tech 48
• Walla Walla University 10
• Warner Pacific University 10
• Washburn University 43
• Wayland Baptist University 42
• Wayne State University (MI) 121
• Weber State University 72
• West Chester University 48
• West Florida 47
• West Texas A&M 23
• West Virginia University 34
• Western Carolina University 156
• Western Illinois University 22
• Western Kentucky University 89
• Western Michigan University 65
• Western New Mexico University 35
• Western Washington University 65
• Wichita State University 45
• Widener University 10
• William & Mary 42
• Wingate University 17
• Winona State University 71
• Winston-Salem State University 33
• Winthrop University 26
• Wright State University 37
• WV State University 16
• York College (PA) 13
• Youngstown State University 91

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