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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$25,815 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,749 Avg Salary

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor's Degree Schools in Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Connecticut to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for public administration and social service students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for public administration and social service majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

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

Our analysis found Central Connecticut State University to be the best value school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Connecticut. CCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of New Britain.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCSU are $11,542 per year.

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Out of the 10 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Connecticut State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Danbury, WestConn is a public school with a small student population.

WestConn undergraduate students pay an average of $11,781 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Post University

Waterbury, CT

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Post University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value public administration and social service schools in Connecticut. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury, Post University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Post University are $15,458 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Connecticut State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the fringe town of Willimantic, ECSU is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ECSU are $12,304 a year.

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Out of the 10 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Connecticut State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, SCSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SCSU are $11,882 a year.

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University of Connecticut came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

UCONN undergraduate students pay an average of $18,524 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Trinity College

Hartford, CT

With a ranking of #7, Trinity College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for public administration and social service students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Hartford, Trinity Bantams is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Trinity Bantams are $61,370 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Trinity Bantams is ranked #2 for overall quality for public administration and social service in Connecticut.

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#8

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT

University of Bridgeport landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree public administration and social service programs. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Bridgeport.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UBridgeport are $35,760 a year.

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#8

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

University of Saint Joseph 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 #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of West Hartford, USJ is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at USJ are $43,084 a year.

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#10

Albertus Magnus College

New Haven, CT

Albertus Magnus College 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 medium-sized city of New Haven, Albertus Magnus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Albertus Magnus are $36,442 a year.

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

Explore all the Best Value 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.

  • 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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