by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Georgia” 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 Georgia, there were 1,507 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,384 and $35,387 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 514 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,491 and $29,433 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Georgia” ranking, we looked at 21 colleges that offer a degree in public administration and social service. That schools that top this list have a program in public administration and social service in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for georgia bachelor’s degree public administration & social service students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gordon State College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Georgia list. Located in Barnesville, Georgia, this small public school handed out 56 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Gordon
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Thomas University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Thomasville, Georgia, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at TU
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fort Valley State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Georgia. This small school is located in Fort Valley, Georgia, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Fort Valley State University Public Administration & Social Service Report
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Dalton State College landed the #4 spot on the list. Dalton State College is a public institution located in Dalton, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Shorter University landed the #5 spot on the list. Shorter is a small school located in Rome, Georgia that handed out 9 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
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Savannah State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Savannah, Georgia, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Savannah State University Public Administration & Social Service Report
Middle Georgia State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Georgia ranking. Located in Macon, Georgia, this medium-sized public school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.
Full Middle Georgia State University Public Administration & Social Service Report
Clark Atlanta University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Georgia ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.
Full Clark Atlanta University Public Administration & Social Service Report
Albany State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Georgia ranking. Albany State University is a medium-sized school located in Albany, Georgia that handed out 15 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Albany State Public Administration & Social Service Report
Oglethorpe University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Georgia ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Oglethorpe
Augusta University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #11. Augusta University is a medium-sized school located in Augusta, Georgia that handed out 28 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Augusta University
Mercer University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #12. Mercer University is a medium-sized school located in Macon, Georgia that handed out 30 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Mercer
Georgia State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Georgia ranking. Georgia State University is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 84 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
Full Georgia State University Public Administration & Social Service Report
With a ranking of #14, University of North Georgia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Georgia list. University of North Georgia is located in Dahlonega, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at University of North Georgia
Young Harris College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Georgia ranking. Located in Young Harris, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at YHC
Kennesaw State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #16. KSU Georgia is a public institution located in Kennesaw, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 63 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at KSU Georgia
College of Coastal Georgia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #17. CCGA is a public institution located in Brunswick, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #18, University of Georgia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Georgia list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 49 diplomas 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 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at UGA
Spelman College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Georgia list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Spelman
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Georgia Tech
With a ranking of #21, Emory University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Georgia list. Emory University is a fairly large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 3 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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