by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 “Most Well Attended Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois for an Associate” ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered a degree in public administration and social service. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in public administration and social service.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois for an Associate”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Illinois College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois for an Associate. Located in Belleville, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified associates’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lake Land College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois for an Associate. Mattoon, 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 18 students in 2020-2021.
Full Lake Land College Public Administration & Social Service Report
Out of the 17 schools in the Most Well Attended Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, College of DuPage landed the #3 spot on the list. COD is a large school located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois that handed out 17 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 17 schools in the Most Well Attended Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Joliet Junior College landed the #4 spot on the list. Joliet Junior College is located in Joliet, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 17 schools in the Most Well Attended Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Wabash Valley College landed the #5 spot on the list. Wabash Valley College is located in Mount Carmel, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Wabash Valley College
Waubonsee Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Sugar Grove, Illinois, and it awarded 5 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
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William Rainey Harper College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. William Rainey Harper College is a fairly large school located in Palatine, Illinois that handed out 4 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #8, South Suburban College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois for an Associate list. This small school is located in South Holland, Illinois, and it awarded 3 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Full South Suburban College Public Administration & Social Service Report
Illinois Valley Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. IVCC is a small public school situated in Oglesby, Illinois. It awarded 2 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at IVCC
With a ranking of #9, City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois for an Associate list. City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Rasmussen University - Illinois ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois for an Associate 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
Oakton Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Des Plaines, Illinois, and it awarded 1 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Oakton Community College
City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking, coming in at #11. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 1 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Rock Valley College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Rockford, Illinois, and it awarded 0 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Rock Valley College
City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois for an Associate ranking. City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Harold Washington College
College of Lake County landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois for an Associate 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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With a ranking of #14, Shawnee Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Public Administration & Social Service Major in Illinois for an Associate list. Shawnee Community College is a small school located in Ullin, Illinois that handed out 0 associates’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
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