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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.

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All divisionsDivision IDivision IIDivision III
13.5%
#1 · Grand Canyon University
Division I · Mountain West Conference · Phoenix, AZ
1.0%
Median
of 364 schools, Division I
13.5×
Top vs median
how far the leader sits above the middle
5.5%
10th place
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Top 15

  1. 1Grand Canyon UniversityDivision I · Mountain West Conference · Phoenix, AZ13.5%
  2. 2Princeton UniversityDivision I · The Ivy League · Princeton, NJ9.8%
  3. 3Coppin State UniversityDivision I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Baltimore, MD8.8%
  4. 4Jackson State UniversityDivision I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Jackson, MS8.0%
  5. 5Norfolk State UniversityDivision I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Norfolk, VA7.1%
  6. 6Duke UniversityDivision I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Durham, NC6.7%
  7. 7Troy UniversityDivision I · Sun Belt Conference · Troy, AL6.7%
  8. 8Western Carolina UniversityDivision I · Southern Conference · Cullowhee, NC6.1%
  9. 9Central Michigan UniversityDivision I · Mid-American Conference · Mount Pleasant, MI5.8%
  10. 10Youngstown State UniversityDivision I · Horizon League · Youngstown, OH5.5%
  11. 11Indiana University, BloomingtonDivision I · Big Ten Conference · Bloomington, IN5.2%
  12. 12Grambling State UniversityDivision I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Grambling, LA5.1%
  13. 13Morehead State UniversityDivision I · Ohio Valley Conference · Morehead, KY4.9%
  14. 14University of Arkansas, Pine BluffDivision I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Pine Bluff, AR4.9%
  15. 15North Carolina Central UniversityDivision I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Durham, NC4.8%

Every school, Division I

0.0%13.5%
#1 · Grand Canyon Universityevery school

The spread across 364 schools; the median is 1.0%.

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.

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The full list · top 100

#SchoolShare of bachelor's degrees in public administration & social workIn this fieldBachelor's a yearUndergrads
1Grand Canyon University
Division I · Mountain West Conference · Phoenix, AZ
13.5%1,99114,74870,929
2Princeton University
Division I · The Ivy League · Princeton, NJ
9.8%1301,3245,671
3Coppin State University
Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Baltimore, MD
8.8%262961,810
4Jackson State University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Jackson, MS
8.0%668264,769
5Norfolk State University
Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Norfolk, VA
7.1%578005,510
6Duke University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Durham, NC
6.7%1422,1286,488
7Troy University
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Troy, AL
6.7%1291,93610,468
8Western Carolina University
Division I · Southern Conference · Cullowhee, NC
6.1%1562,53910,009
9Central Michigan University
Division I · Mid-American Conference · Mount Pleasant, MI
5.8%1352,31910,055
10Youngstown State University
Division I · Horizon League · Youngstown, OH
5.5%911,6488,436
11Indiana University, Bloomington
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Bloomington, IN
5.2%3797,34036,833
12Grambling State University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Grambling, LA
5.1%326244,279
13Morehead State University
Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Morehead, KY
4.9%469408,058
14University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Pine Bluff, AR
4.9%153051,905
15North Carolina Central University
Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Durham, NC
4.8%449235,973
16Northwestern University
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Evanston, IL
4.7%1012,1609,157
17Eastern Michigan University
Division I · Mid-American Conference · Ypsilanti, MI
4.6%1092,38311,129
18Indiana University Indianapolis
Division I · Horizon League · Indianapolis, IN
4.6%1813,90917,037
19University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Little Rock, AR
4.6%439415,789
20University of Northern Iowa
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Cedar Falls, IA
4.6%871,9097,734
21Alabama A&M University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Normal, AL
4.4%265905,845
22Alcorn State University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Lorman, MS
4.3%204602,432
23Longwood University
Division I · Big South Conference · Farmville, VA
4.2%276393,223
24University of North Dakota
Division I · The Summit League · Grand Forks, ND
4.1%761,83310,216
25University of Southern Indiana
Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Evansville, IN
4.1%511,2517,428
26La Salle University
Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference · Philadelphia, PA
4.0%225512,426
27Alabama State University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Montgomery, AL
3.8%184703,322
28Delaware State University
Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Dover, DE
3.7%236214,941
29Florida Atlantic University
Division I · American Conference · Boca Raton, FL
3.7%2185,86624,614
30Texas Southern University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Houston, TX
3.7%391,0476,619
31University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Division I · America East Conference · Baltimore, MD
3.7%832,26310,490
32Jacksonville State University
Division I · Conference USA · Jacksonville, AL
3.6%491,3498,378
33Monmouth University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · West Long Branch, NJ
3.6%349373,842
34University of Oregon
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Eugene, OR
3.6%1494,13219,963
35Northwestern State University
Division I · Southland Conference · Natchitoches, LA
3.5%431,2297,898
36South Carolina State University
Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Orangeburg, SC
3.4%92682,762
37East Texas A&M University
Division I · Southland Conference · Commerce, TX
3.3%591,7968,318
38Murray State University
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Murray, KY
3.3%521,5617,878
39Western Kentucky University
Division I · Conference USA · Bowling Green, KY
3.3%892,73514,590
40Morgan State University
Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. · Baltimore, MD
3.2%309368,300
41Prairie View A&M University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Prairie View, TX
3.2%421,3088,527
42Winthrop University
Division I · Big South Conference · Rock Hill, SC
3.2%268123,787
43Purdue University Fort Wayne
Division I · Horizon League · Fort Wayne, IN
3.1%319938,110
44University of Northern Colorado
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Greeley, CO
3.1%451,4606,616
45Florida A&M University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Tallahassee, FL
3.0%471,5877,796
46Southern University, Baton Rouge
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Baton Rouge, LA
3.0%237565,848
47Tarleton State University
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Stephenville, TX
3.0%892,93613,688
48University of Nevada, Reno
Division I · Mountain West Conference · Reno, NV
3.0%1053,52317,965
49University of North Alabama
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Florence, AL
3.0%321,0597,451
50Mississippi Valley State University
Division I · Southwestern Athletic Conf. · Itta Bena, MS
2.9%51742,005
51Oakland University
Division I · Horizon League · Rochester Hills, MI
2.9%883,08012,719
52University of Mississippi
Division I · Southeastern Conference · Oxford, MS
2.9%1143,88619,094
53University of Montana
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Missoula, MT
2.9%331,1407,570
54University of Texas at Arlington
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Arlington, TX
2.9%2047,14831,112
55Cleveland State University
Division I · Horizon League · Cleveland, OH
2.8%602,1339,463
56Portland State University
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Portland, OR
2.8%943,41115,960
57Weber State University
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Ogden, UT
2.8%722,54829,534
58Wright State University
Division I · Horizon League · Dayton, OH
2.8%371,3347,012
59Siena University
Division I · Metro Conference · Loudonville, NY
2.7%217723,497
60The University of Southern Mississippi
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Hattiesburg, MS
2.7%692,52610,012
61Ball State University
Division I · Mid-American Conference · Muncie, IN
2.6%752,85614,874
62California State University, Fullerton
Division I · Big West Conference · Fullerton, CA
2.6%2439,42137,125
63Eastern Kentucky University
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Richmond, KY
2.6%582,19912,726
64Northern Arizona University
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Flagstaff, AZ
2.6%1355,20523,128
65Stephen F. Austin State University
Division I · Southland Conference · Nacogdoches, TX
2.6%521,9689,575
66East Tennessee State University
Division I · Southern Conference · Johnson City, TN
2.5%542,19310,633
67Liberty University
Division I · Conference USA · Lynchburg, VA
2.5%26810,60252,823
68University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Division I · Horizon League · Green Bay, WI
2.5%311,2419,853
69William & Mary
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Williamsburg, VA
2.5%421,6676,963
70Central Connecticut State University
Division I · Northeast Conference · New Britain, CT
2.4%371,5167,917
71Niagara University
Division I · Metro Conference · Niagara University, NY
2.4%177192,747
72Seattle University
Division I · West Coast Conference · Seattle, WA
2.4%261,0674,137
73Southeast Missouri State University
Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Cape Girardeau, MO
2.4%381,5798,099
74Austin Peay State University
Division I · United Athletic Conference · Clarksville, TN
2.3%301,3168,587
75Eastern Washington University
Division I · Big Sky Conference · Cheney, WA
2.3%431,8897,246
76Rice University
Division I · American Conference · Houston, TX
2.3%251,0694,574
77The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Division I · Southern Conference · Greensboro, NC
2.3%723,19514,156
78University of Virginia
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Charlottesville, VA
2.3%984,33917,612
79Appalachian State University
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Boone, NC
2.2%954,27619,405
80North Carolina A&T State University
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Greensboro, NC
2.1%482,24412,216
81Northern Kentucky University
Division I · Horizon League · Highland Heights, KY
2.1%401,9319,927
82Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Division I · Missouri Valley Conference · Carbondale, IL
2.1%381,7868,195
83Syracuse University
Division I · Atlantic Coast Conference · Syracuse, NY
2.1%703,35615,739
84University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Division I · Mountain West Conference · Las Vegas, NV
2.1%1044,88025,794
85University of Tennessee at Martin
Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Martin, TN
2.1%219966,234
86University of Utah
Division I · Big 12 Conference · Salt Lake City, UT
2.1%1175,67826,827
87University of West Florida
Division I · Atlantic Sun Conference · Pensacola, FL
2.1%472,2009,661
88Western Michigan University
Division I · Mid-American Conference · Kalamazoo, MI
2.1%653,11313,026
89California Baptist University
Division I · Big West Conference · Riverside, CA
2.0%371,8918,110
90California State University, Sacramento
Division I · Big West Conference · Sacramento, CA
2.0%1497,55828,268
91Georgia State University
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Atlanta, GA
2.0%1035,16227,588
92James Madison University
Division I · Sun Belt Conference · Harrisonburg, VA
2.0%934,70821,006
93The Ohio State University
Division I · Big Ten Conference · Columbus, OH
2.0%23611,62045,728
94University of Akron
Division I · Mid-American Conference · Akron, OH
2.0%391,98211,452
95University of Detroit Mercy
Division I · Horizon League · Detroit, MI
2.0%168113,352
96University of North Carolina Wilmington
Division I · Coastal Athletic Association · Wilmington, NC
2.0%733,68914,494
97University of Portland
Division I · West Coast Conference · Portland, OR
2.0%157553,136
98Western Illinois University
Division I · Ohio Valley Conference · Macomb, IL
2.0%221,1125,025
99Wichita State University
Division I · American Conference · Wichita, KS
2.0%452,20512,856
100Cornell University
Division I · The Ivy League · Ithaca, NY
1.9%743,87516,051
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