Public Administration & Social Service at Western Connecticut State University

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

WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and has a total student population of 5,246. In 2021, 44 public administration and social service majors received their bachelor's degree from WestConn.

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.

WestConn Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

WestConn Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public administration and social service programs across the country. The following shows how WestConn performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and social service major at WestConn 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	195
Best Public & Social Service Schools	424

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at WestConn

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

WestConn Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 44 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Administration & Social Service from WestConn in 2020-2021, 16% were men and 84% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Western Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WestConn 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 Western Connecticut State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	44

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 Western 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 Andrew Gusciora under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.