by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Virginia” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Virginia, there were 2,157 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,798 and $27,601 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 977 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,553 and $27,844 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Virginia” ranking, we looked at 23 colleges that offer 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia bachelor’s degree public administration & social service students.
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Bluefield College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Bluefield, Virginia, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bluefield College Public Administration & Social Service Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mary Baldwin University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Virginia. Mary Baldwin University is located in Staunton, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Norfolk State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, this medium-sized public school handed out 44 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Virginia State is located in Petersburg, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferrum College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Virginia list. Ferrum, Virginia 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 6 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, Longwood University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Virginia list. Longwood is located in Farmville, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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 Longwood University Public Administration & Social Service Report
Virginia Wesleyan University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Virginia ranking. This small school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
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James Madison University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Virginia ranking. James Madison University is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 116 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full James Madison University Public Administration & Social Service Report
Radford University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Virginia ranking. Radford, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to 44 students in 2020-2021.
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Virginia Union University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Virginia ranking. This small school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Virginia Union University Public Administration & Social Service Report
William & Mary ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Virginia list. William & Mary is a public institution located in Williamsburg, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
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Christopher Newport University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Newport News, Virginia, this small public school handed out 22 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 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #13, Eastern Mennonite University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Virginia list. Harrisonburg, Virginia 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 6 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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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Regent University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Virginia ranking. Virginia Beach, Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
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Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Virginia ranking. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to 107 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
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Liberty University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Virginia ranking. Liberty University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 213 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, this large public school awarded 76 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 0.7%, 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 97%.
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Hampton University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Virginia ranking. Hampton University is located in Hampton, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
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George Mason University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Virginia list. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 82 bachelors’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 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
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With a ranking of #20, Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Virginia list. Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach is a small private for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 3 bachelors’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%.
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Virginia Tech did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Virginia ranking, coming in at #21. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 27 bachelors’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 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Virginia Tech
Shenandoah University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Virginia ranking. Shenandoah University is a small school located in Winchester, Virginia that handed out 0 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
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Emory and Henry College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Virginia ranking. Located in Emory, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Emory & Henry College
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