2025 Best Public Administration & Social Service Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas

If you plan on getting your master's degree in public administration & social service, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #5 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Public Administration & Social Service Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 349 master's degrees in public administration & social service to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on public administration & social service students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other public administration & social service students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for public administration & social service to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized public administration & social service related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for public administration & social service students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Master's Degree Schools in Arkansas list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Public Administration & Social Service in Arkansas

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in public administration & social service.

Top Arkansas Schools for a Master's in Public Administration & Social Service

1

University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Little Rock, AR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

165 Annual Graduates

University of Arkansas at Little Rock is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in public administration & social service. Located in the city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in public administration & social service from University of Arkansas at Little Rock

2

Arkansas State University - Main Campus
Jonesboro, AR

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

109 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Arkansas State University - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a master's degree in public administration & social service. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in public administration & social service from Arkansas State University - Main Campus

Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	34	224
Florida	34	1,336
Virginia	33	1,017
Georgia	32	844
Tennessee	32	706
North Carolina	31	1,252
Kentucky	31	921
West Virginia	30	310
Alabama	30	948
Louisiana	30	817
South Carolina	30	292

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Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Public Administration	124
Other Public Administration	50

Majors Similar to Public Administration & Social Service

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	273

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.