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2023 Best Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools in Connecticut

10 Colleges
$33,749 Avg Salary
$29,352 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor's Degree School for You

Public Administration & Social Service is the #12 most popular major in Connecticut with 1,271 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Connecticut to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut

Check out the public administration and social service bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Trinity College

Hartford, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Trinity College the best school in Connecticut for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Hartford, Trinity Bantams is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Post University

Waterbury, CT

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Post University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration and social service schools in Connecticut. Located in the suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit college with a large student population.

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Out of the 10 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. CCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Connecticut State University is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Danbury, WestConn is a public school with a small student population.

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#5

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Saint Joseph is a great place for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#6

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT

University of Bridgeport came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bridgeport.

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With a ranking of #7, Eastern Connecticut State University 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 fringe town of Willimantic, ECSU is a public college with a small student population.

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Southern Connecticut State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree public administration and social service programs. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, SCSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Connecticut 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 #9 on the list. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

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#10

Albertus Magnus College

New Haven, CT

Albertus Magnus College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree public administration and social service programs. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Albertus Magnus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 749
Maine 480
Rhode Island 426
Massachusetts 3,668
Vermont 233

Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
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

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 10 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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