2022 Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in Illinois

Public Administration & Social Service isn't the most popular associate program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #18 in popularity out of 38 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 75 associate degrees in public administration and social service during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Average Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to public administration and social service students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other public administration and social service students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for public administration and social service to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized public administration and social service related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for public administration and social service students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Public Administration & Social Service Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision.

Featured Public Administration & Social Service Programs

Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.

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Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Public Administration & Social Service in Illinois

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in public administration and social service.

Top Illinois Schools for an Associate in Public Administration & Social Service

Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	37	133
Ohio	37	409
Indiana	36	43
Wisconsin	33	13

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Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Social Work	56
Human Services	19

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	837
Legal Professions	178
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	45

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to University of the Fraser Valley. More about our data sources and methodologies.