Public Administration & Social Service at Goodwin College

What traits are you looking for in a public administration and social service school? To help you decide if Goodwin College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public administration and social service program.

Goodwin is located in East Hartford, Connecticut and has a total student population of 3,312. In 2021, 9 public administration and social service majors received their bachelor's degree from Goodwin.

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.

Goodwin Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Public Administration & Social Service (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service
• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Goodwin Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at Goodwin 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 Goodwin 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools	71
Most Popular Public & Social Service Undergraduate Certificate Schools	71
Most Popular Public & Social Service Basic Certificate Schools	92
Most Focused Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools	163
Most Focused Public & Social Service Schools	613
Most Focused Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	640

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Goodwin

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

Goodwin Public Administration & Social Service Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of public administration and social service associate's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

Goodwin does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in public administration and social service graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Goodwin Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

The public administration and social service program at Goodwin awarded 9 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 11% of these degrees went to men with the other 89% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public administration and social service bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Goodwin 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

If you plan to be a public administration and social service major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Goodwin College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Services	24

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 Goodwin College.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.