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2023 Best Public & Social Service Schools in Maine

4 Colleges
$34,570 Avg Salary
$32,447 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service School for You

Public Administration & Social Service is one of the most popular subjects to study in Maine. With 480 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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 Schools in Maine to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Maine to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools in Maine

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

Top Maine Schools in Public & Social Service

Our 2023 rankings named York County Community College the best school in Maine for public administration and social service students. York County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Wells.

Public Administration & Social Service majors at York County Community College take out an average of $11,044 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

University of New England

Biddeford, ME

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of New England is a great place for public administration and social service students. UNE is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Biddeford.

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#3

University of Maine

Orono, ME

Out of the 4 schools in Maine that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orono.

On average, public administration and social service graduates from UMaine take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at University of Maine

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Southern Maine is a great place for public administration and social service students. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Portland.

The average amount in student loans that public administration and social service majors at University of Southern Maine take out is $23,433.

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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
Rhode Island 426
Massachusetts 3,668
Connecticut 1,271
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 4 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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