Public Administration & Social Service at Bennington College

If you plan to study public administration and social service, take a look at what Bennington College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Bennington is located in Bennington, Vermont and approximately 799 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 13 public administration and social service majors received their bachelor's degree from Bennington.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Administration & Social Service section at the bottom of this page.

Bennington Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service
• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Bennington Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at Bennington compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and social service major at Bennington is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Administration & Social Service. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Public & Social Service Schools	261
Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools	835

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from Bennington. This makes it the #554 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Bennington

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public administration and social service majors at Bennington College.

Bennington Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in public administration and social service from Bennington in 2021, 31% were men and 69% were women. The typical public administration and social service bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Bennington since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bennington College with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Bennington Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of public administration and social service master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bennington College with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Bennington also has a doctoral program available in public administration and social service. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Bennington College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Policy	15

Related Majors

• Legal Professions

Careers That Public Administration & Social Service Grads May Go Into

A degree in public administration and social service can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VT, the home state for Bennington College.

Occupation	Jobs in VT	Average Salary in VT
General and Operations Managers	3,530	$96,950
Social and Human Service Assistants	2,320	$35,400
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,250	$50,270
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,090	$42,620
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,060	$103,030

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jared C. Benedict. under License

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