Public Administration & Social Service at Eastern Connecticut State University

If you are interested in studying public administration and social service, you may want to check out the program at Eastern Connecticut State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

ECSU is located in Willimantic, Connecticut and has a total student population of 4,644. In 2021, 47 public administration and social service majors received their bachelor's degree from ECSU.

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.

ECSU Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

ECSU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and social service major at ECSU 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	368
	436
Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools	456
Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	479
Best Public & Social Service Schools	579
Best Value Public & Social Service Schools	607

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at ECSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public administration and social service majors at Eastern Connecticut State University.

ECSU Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from ECSU. About 15% were men and 85% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at ECSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

ECSU 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

The following public administration and social service concentations are available at Eastern Connecticut State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Eastern Connecticut State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	47

Related Majors

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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 CT, the home state for Eastern Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
General and Operations Managers	30,330	$155,890
Social and Human Service Assistants	8,300	$40,800
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,510	$129,480
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	5,370	$69,520

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.