2023 Best Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor's Degree School for You
Public Administration & Social Service is the #14 most popular major in the country with 98,583 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 41 schools in the New England Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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2023 Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for public administration and social service majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 10 Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Brown University the best school in the New England Region for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.
Out of the 41 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Granite State College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Concord, GSC is a public school with a small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Trinity Bantams is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Hartford.
Out of the 41 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
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Out of the 41 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
With a ranking of #6, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did quite well on this year’s best schools for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Anna Maria College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Paxton, Anna Maria is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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University of Massachusetts - Boston ranked #8 on this year’s Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public school with a large student population.
With a ranking of #9, University of Vermont did quite well on this year’s best schools for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Brandeis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for public administration and social service students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges by State
Explore the best public administration and social service schools for a specific state in the New England region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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New Hampshire | 749 |
Maine | 480 |
Rhode Island | 426 |
Massachusetts | 3,668 |
Connecticut | 1,271 |
Vermont | 233 |
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Public Administration & Social Service Related Rankings by Major
Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Social Work | 58,326 |
Public Administration | 16,905 |
Human Services | 13,238 |
Public Policy | 6,430 |
Community Organization & Advocacy | 3,096 |
Other Public Administration | 588 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting | 142,610 |
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies | 73,813 |
Legal Professions | 61,055 |
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences | 4,477 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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.
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