2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in District of Columbia

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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 District of Columbia, there were 874 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,466 and $29,981 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 54 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,584 and $27,317 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in District of Columbia” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in public administration and social service. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their public administration and social service program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia bachelor’s degree public administration & social service students.

Top 4 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in District of Columbia

1

Gallaudet University
Washington, District of Columbia

#5 overall quality in District of Columbia

Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Gallaudet University landed the #1 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Gallaudet University

2

University of the District of Columbia
Washington, District of Columbia

#8 overall quality in District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the District of Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in District of Columbia list. University of the District of Columbia is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full University of the District of Columbia Public Administration & Social Service Report

3

Catholic University of America
Washington, District of Columbia

#4 overall quality in District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in District of Columbia list. Catholic University of America is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 CUA Public Administration & Social Service Report

4

George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

#2 overall quality in District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in District of Columbia list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at George Washington University

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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