2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Tennessee

Public Administration & Social Service is about average in terms of popularity for doctor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #15 out of the 33 majors across the country that we analyze each year. 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 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Tennessee ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 29 doctor's degrees in public administration and social service to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Public Administration & Social Service School for Your Doctor's Degree

The public administration and social service doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service in Tennessee ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of public administration and social service students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Public Administration & Social Service Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for public administration and social service.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Public Administration & Social Service in Tennessee

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in public administration and social service.

Most Well Attended Schools for Public Administration & Social Service Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, TN

25 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in public administration and social service. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in public administration and social service in Tennessee.

There were approximately 25 public administration and social service students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

Tennessee State University
Nashville, TN

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Tennessee State University is a popular decision for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in public administration and social service. Tennessee State University is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Nashville. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in public administration and social service in Tennessee.

There were about 3 public administration and social service students who graduated with this degree at Tennessee State University in the most recent data year.

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University of Memphis
Memphis, TN

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in public administration and social service needs to look into University of Memphis. UofM is a very large public university located in the city of Memphis. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in public administration and social service in Tennessee.

There were about 1 public administration and social service students who graduated with this degree at UofM in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	29	34
Virginia	29	40
Georgia	28	33
South Carolina	27	1
North Carolina	26	23
Kentucky	26	15
Louisiana	25	28
Mississippi	24	10
Alabama	24	8
Arkansas	23	4

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Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Social Work	25
Public Administration	3
Public Policy	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Legal Professions	568
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	25

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.