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2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Southeast Region

47 Ranked Colleges
1,438 Degrees Awarded
$22,429 Avg Salary
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 98,583 people earned their degree in public administration and social service, making the major the 14th most popular in the United States. 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 the Southeast region, there were 19,866 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,709 and $29,395 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,438 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 47 colleges that offered a degree 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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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southeast Region”.

Top 25 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in the Southeast Region

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Out of the 47 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ultimate Medical Academy - Clearwater landed the #1 spot on the list. Clearwater, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s public administration and social service degrees to 848 students in 2020-2021.

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Beacon College
Leesburg, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Beacon College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southeast Region list. Beacon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Leesburg, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southeast Region. Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach is a small school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 25 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach

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Arkansas Baptist College
Little Rock, Arkansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas Baptist College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southeast Region list. Arkansas Baptist College is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Arkansas Baptist College

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Florence-Darlington Technical College
Florence, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florence-Darlington Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southeast Region list. Florence-Darlington Technical College is a public institution located in Florence, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Florence-Darlington Technical College

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Brescia University
Owensboro, Kentucky

Brescia University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Brescia University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Owensboro, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Brescia University

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Copiah-Lincoln Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Copiah-Lincoln Community College is located in Wesson, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 associates’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Copiah-Lincoln Community College

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Holmes Community College
Goodman, Mississippi

With a ranking of #8, Holmes Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southeast Region list. Holmes Community College is a small public school situated in Goodman, Mississippi. It awarded 32 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Holmes Community College

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Midlands Technical College
West Columbia, South Carolina

Midlands Technical College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in West Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 35 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.

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Greenville Technical College
Greenville, South Carolina

Greenville Technical College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Greenville, South Carolina, this medium-sized public school handed out 38 degrees to qualified associates’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.

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Central Carolina Technical College
Sumter, South Carolina

Central Carolina Technical College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Central Carolina is a small public school situated in Sumter, South Carolina. It awarded 11 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Central Carolina

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Georgia Military College
Milledgeville, Georgia

With a ranking of #12, Georgia Military College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Military College is a public institution located in Milledgeville, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 37 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Georgia Military College

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West Virginia Northern Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southeast Region ranking. WVNCC is a small public school situated in Wheeling, West Virginia. It awarded 7 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at West Virginia Northern Community College

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Horry-Georgetown Technical College
Conway, South Carolina

Horry-Georgetown Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public institution located in Conway, South Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Horry-Georgetown Technical College Public Administration & Social Service Report

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Itawamba Community College
Fulton, Mississippi

Itawamba Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Fulton, Mississippi, and it awarded 23 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at ICC

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Coahoma Community College
Clarksdale, Mississippi

Coahoma Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Coahoma Community College is located in Clarksdale, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.

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Blue Ridge Community and Technical College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Martinsburg, West Virginia, and it awarded 10 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Public Administration & Social Service Report

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With a ranking of #18, Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southeast Region list. Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas is located in Helena, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Phillips County Community College

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With a ranking of #19, Big Sandy Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southeast Region list. Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a small school located in Prestonsburg, Kentucky that handed out 22 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Big Sandy Community and Technical College Public Administration & Social Service Report

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Hazard Community and Technical College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southeast Region list. Hazard Community and Technical College is located in Hazard, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 associates’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Hazard Community and Technical College

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East Mississippi Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southeast Region ranking. EMCC is a small public school situated in Scooba, Mississippi. It awarded 12 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.

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Piedmont Technical College
Greenwood, South Carolina

Piedmont Technical College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Piedmont Technical College is a small public school situated in Greenwood, South Carolina. It awarded 21 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Piedmont Technical College Public Administration & Social Service Report

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Denmark Technical College
Denmark, South Carolina

With a ranking of #23, Denmark Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southeast Region list. DTC is a small school located in Denmark, South Carolina that handed out 1 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Denmark Technical College

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With a ranking of #24, Southern Regional Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southeast Region list. Southwest Georgia Technical College is a public institution located in Thomasville, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Southwest Georgia Technical College

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Trident Technical College
Charleston, South Carolina

Trident Technical College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Trident Technical College is a public institution located in Charleston, South Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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