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Best for public administration & social work

Where public administration & social work is the biggest part of what the school does: the share of bachelor's degrees awarded in the field.

All divisionsDivision IDivision IIDivision III
34.6%
#1 · Keuka College
Division III · Empire 8 · Keuka Park, NY
0.7%
Median
of 1,068 schools, all divisions
49.4×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
12.2%
10th place
the cut for a top-ten list

Top 15

  1. 1Keuka CollegeDivision III · Empire 8 · Keuka Park, NY34.6%
  2. 2Aurora UniversityDivision III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · Aurora, IL15.4%
  3. 3Chestnut Hill CollegeDivision II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference · Philadelphia, PA14.5%
  4. 4Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Lincoln University, PA13.6%
  5. 5Fresno Pacific UniversityDivision II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · Fresno, CA13.5%
  6. 6Grand Canyon UniversityDivision I · Mountain West Conference · Phoenix, AZ13.5%
  7. 7Medgar Evers CollegeDivision III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · Brooklyn, NY13.4%
  8. 8King UniversityDivision II · Conference Carolinas · Bristol, TN12.5%
  9. 9Western New Mexico UniversityDivision II · Lone Star Conference · Silver City, NM12.3%
  10. 10Buena Vista UniversityDivision III · American Rivers Conference · Storm Lake, IA12.2%
  11. 11Elms CollegeDivision III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Chicopee, MA11.5%
  12. 12Rhode Island CollegeDivision III · Little East Conference · Providence, RI11.3%
  13. 13East Central UniversityDivision II · Great American Conference · Ada, OK10.5%
  14. 14Minot State UniversityDivision II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · Minot, ND10.4%
  15. 15Lees-McRae CollegeDivision II · Conference Carolinas · Banner Elk, NC10.3%

Every school, all divisions

0.0%34.6%
#1 · Keuka Collegeevery school

The spread across 1,068 schools; the median is 0.7%.

How it is measured

First majors, bachelor’s degrees; schools awarding at least 100 bachelor’s degrees. Share, not headcount: a big university can award more degrees and still rank lower.

Related

The full list · top 100

#SchoolShare of bachelor's degrees in public administration & social workIn this fieldBachelor's a yearUndergrads
1Keuka College
Division III · Empire 8 · Keuka Park, NY
34.6%94272922
2Aurora University
Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · Aurora, IL
15.4%1921,2484,098
3Chestnut Hill College
Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference · Philadelphia, PA
14.5%33228972
4Lincoln University (Pennsylvania)
Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Lincoln University, PA
13.6%433171,717
5Fresno Pacific University
Division II · California Collegiate Athletic Association · Fresno, CA
13.5%705201,616
6Grand Canyon University
Division I · Mountain West Conference · Phoenix, AZ
13.5%1,99114,74870,929
7Medgar Evers College
Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · Brooklyn, NY
13.4%493673,846
8King University
Division II · Conference Carolinas · Bristol, TN
12.5%413271,076
9Western New Mexico University
Division II · Lone Star Conference · Silver City, NM
12.3%352852,602
10Buena Vista University
Division III · American Rivers Conference · Storm Lake, IA
12.2%504091,442
11Elms College
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Chicopee, MA
11.5%302621,038
12Rhode Island College
Division III · Little East Conference · Providence, RI
11.3%1191,0574,785
13East Central University
Division II · Great American Conference · Ada, OK
10.5%555222,460
14Minot State University
Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · Minot, ND
10.4%464422,474
15Lees-McRae College
Division II · Conference Carolinas · Banner Elk, NC
10.3%20194818
16Princeton University
Division I · The Ivy League · Princeton, NJ
9.8%1301,3245,671
17Upper Iowa University
Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference · Fayette, IA
9.5%565902,504
18Brandeis University
Division III · University Athletic Association · Waltham, MA
9.3%707533,675
19Simmons University
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · Boston, MA
9.3%44—1,760
20Northwest Nazarene University
Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference · Nampa, ID
9.0%242661,156
21Coppin State University
Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Baltimore, MD
8.8%262961,810
22Barry University
Division II · Sunshine State Conference · Miami Shores, FL
8.3%435193,150
23Lancaster Bible College
Division III · United East Conference · Lancaster, PA
8.1%222721,778
24Jackson State University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Jackson, MS
8.0%668264,769
25Southern Wesleyan University
Division II · Conference Carolinas · Central, SC
7.9%15189887
26Southwest Minnesota State University
Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · Marshall, MN
7.8%313986,884
27Gallaudet University
Division III · United East Conference · Washington, DC
7.7%15195919
28Nazareth University
Division III · Empire 8 · Rochester, NY
7.7%344441,900
29North Central University
Division III · Upper Midwest Athletic Conference · Minneapolis, MN
7.6%14185865
30The College of St. Scholastica
Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Duluth, MN
7.5%456031,755
31Mary Baldwin University
Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Staunton, VA
7.4%212821,217
32Concord University
Division II · Mountain East Conference · Athens, WV
7.3%212881,472
33Pfeiffer University
Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Misenheimer, NC
7.2%11153654
34St. Catherine University
Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · St. Paul, MN
7.2%354842,431
35Alverno College
Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Milwaukee, WI
7.1%13184887
36Loras College
Division III · American Rivers Conference · Dubuque, IA
7.1%162261,130
37Norfolk State University
Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Norfolk, VA
7.1%578005,510
38Roberts Wesleyan University
Division II · East Coast Conference · Rochester, NY
7.1%202821,092
39Trinity College (Connecticut)
Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference · Hartford, CT
6.9%375332,237
40Ursuline College
Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference · Pepper Pike, OH
6.9%13188637
41Johnson C. Smith University
Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Charlotte, NC
6.8%142071,058
42Duke University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Durham, NC
6.7%1422,1286,488
43Rutgers, The State Univ. of New Jersey, Newark
Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Newark, NJ
6.7%1081,6067,417
44Salisbury University
Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference · Salisbury, MD
6.7%991,4686,281
45Spalding University
Division III · St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Louisville, KY
6.7%11163734
46Troy University
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Troy, AL
6.7%1291,93610,468
47Miles College
Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Fairfield, AL
6.6%101521,151
48Marian University (Wisconsin)
Division III · Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference · Fond Du Lac, WI
6.5%182751,074
49University of Alaska Fairbanks
Division II · Great Northwest Athletic Conference · Fairbanks, AK
6.5%304615,638
50Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Division II · Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference · Millersville, PA
6.4%731,1345,724
51Black Hills State University
Division II · Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference · Spearfish, SD
6.3%203193,279
52Saginaw Valley State University
Division II · Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · University Center, MI
6.3%751,1956,184
53Washburn University
Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association · Topeka, KS
6.2%436934,930
54Mars Hill University
Division II · South Atlantic Conference · Mars Hill, NC
6.1%132131,002
55Western Carolina University
Division I · Southern Conference · Cullowhee, NC
6.1%1562,53910,009
56Malone University
Division II · Great Midwest Athletic Conference · Canton, OH
6.0%10168987
57Centenary University (New Jersey)
Division III · Atlantic East Conference · Hackettstown, NJ
5.9%14239951
58Methodist University
Division III · USA South Athletic Conference · Fayetteville, NC
5.9%152531,436
59Plattsburgh State University of New York
Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference · Plattsburgh, NY
5.9%528803,856
60Barton College
Division II · Conference Carolinas · Wilson, NC
5.8%142401,163
61Central Michigan University
Division I · Mid-American Conference · Mount Pleasant, MI
5.8%1352,31910,055
62Kentucky State University
Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Frankfort, KY
5.8%172911,546
63University of the District of Columbia
Division II · East Coast Conference · Washington, DC
5.8%162773,297
64University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Division III · Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Oshkosh, WI
5.8%841,45212,674
65West Virginia State University
Division II · Mountain East Conference · Institute, WV
5.8%162763,322
66Winona State University
Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · Winona, MN
5.7%711,2475,267
67Virginia Union University
Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Richmond, VA
5.6%81441,170
68Youngstown State University
Division I · Horizon League · Youngstown, OH
5.5%911,6488,436
69Angelo State University
Division II · Lone Star Conference · San Angelo, TX
5.3%581,0859,623
70Fort Valley State University
Division II · Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. · Fort Valley, GA
5.3%203742,558
71Lehman College
Division III · City University of New York Athletic Conference · Bronx, NY
5.3%1252,36911,227
72Gordon College
Division III · Conference of New England · Wenham, MA
5.2%163051,293
73Indiana University, Bloomington
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Bloomington, IN
5.2%3797,34036,833
74Post University
Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference · Waterbury, CT
5.2%681,31219,575
75State University of New York at Brockport
Division III · Empire 8 · Brockport, NY
5.2%661,2685,429
76Augsburg University
Division III · Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference · Minneapolis, MN
5.1%254892,445
77Elmira College
Division III · Empire 8 · Elmira, NY
5.1%6118613
78Grambling State University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Grambling, LA
5.1%326244,279
79University of Mount Olive
Division II · Conference Carolinas · Mount Olive, NC
5.1%214131,937
80Georgian Court University
Division II · Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference · Lakewood, NJ
5.0%152981,478
81Minnesota State University Moorhead
Division II · Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference · Moorhead, MN
5.0%438543,413
82University of Nebraska at Kearney
Division II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association · Kearney, NE
5.0%438634,224
83Morehead State University
Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Morehead, KY
4.9%469408,058
84Stockton University
Division III · New Jersey Athletic Conference · Galloway, NJ
4.9%1012,0457,812
85University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Pine Bluff, AR
4.9%153051,905
86University of Missouri-St. Louis
Division II · Great Lakes Valley Conference · St. Louis, MO
4.9%681,38512,137
87Hilbert College
Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference · Hamburg, NY
4.8%6124939
88North Carolina Central University
Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Durham, NC
4.8%449235,973
89Bridgewater State University
Division III · Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference · Bridgewater, MA
4.7%761,6288,172
90Cairn University
Division III · United East Conference · Langhorne, PA
4.7%7148855
91Northwestern University
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Evanston, IL
4.7%1012,1609,157
92Albertus Magnus College
Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference · New Haven, CT
4.6%9195892
93Calvin University
Division III · Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association · Grand Rapids, MI
4.6%296263,053
94Eastern Michigan University
Division I · Mid-American Conference · Ypsilanti, MI
4.6%1092,38311,129
95Indiana University Indianapolis
Division I · Horizon League · Indianapolis, IN
4.6%1813,90917,037
96Lesley University
Division III · North Atlantic Conference · Cambridge, MA
4.6%163481,342
97McDaniel College
Division III · Centennial Conference · Westminster, MD
4.6%183931,665
98Salve Regina University
Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference · Newport, RI
4.6%235052,117
99University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Little Rock, AR
4.6%439415,789
100University of Northern Iowa
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Cedar Falls, IA
4.6%871,9097,734
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