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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Public Administration & Social Service is the 14th most popular major in the country with 98,583 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, public administration and social service graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $40,520 and had an average of $27,642 in loans still to pay off.
Across Illinois, there were 3,959 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,772 and $26,600 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 88 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,626 and $15,120 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois” ranking looked at 17 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in public administration and social service. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in public administration and social service.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois”.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Wabash Valley College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Mount Carmel, Illinois, this small public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Land College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois list. Lake Land College is a small school located in Mattoon, Illinois that handed out 18 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Illinois College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois. Southwestern Illinois College is a medium-sized public school situated in Belleville, Illinois. It awarded 18 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, College of DuPage landed the #4 spot on the list. COD is a public institution located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Suburban College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois list. South Holland, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s public administration and social service degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois ranking. City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College is a small school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 2 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
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Joliet Junior College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois ranking. Joliet Junior College is a public institution located in Joliet, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Waubonsee Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #8. Waubonsee is a medium-sized public school situated in Sugar Grove, Illinois. It awarded 5 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Waubonsee Public Administration & Social Service Report
Illinois Valley Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #9. Oglesby, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s public administration and social service degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #10, Rasmussen University - Illinois did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois list. Rasmussen University - Illinois is a private for-profit institution located in Rockford, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Rasmussen University - Illinois Public Administration & Social Service Report
William Rainey Harper College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois ranking. Palatine, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s public administration and social service degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois ranking. Wilbur Wright College is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Oakton Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #13. Oakton Community College is located in Des Plaines, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Oakton Community College Public Administration & Social Service Report
College of Lake County came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois ranking. Grayslake, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s public administration and social service degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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Rock Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #14. This medium-sized school is located in Rockford, Illinois, and it awarded 0 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Rock Valley College Public Administration & Social Service Report
With a ranking of #14, City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois list. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 2 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Shawnee Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois list. Shawnee Community College is a public institution located in Ullin, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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