2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Master'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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Public & Social Service Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in the New England Region to see which master'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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Public Administration & Social Service Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Westfield State University the best value school in the New England Region for public administration and social service students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Westfield, Westfield is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Westfield graduate students pay an average of $6,696 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anna Maria College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the rural area of Paxton, Anna Maria is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Anna Maria are $10,530 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Post University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Post University is a large private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury.
Post University graduate students pay an average of $7,700 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Trinity College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Trinity Bantams is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Hartford.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Trinity Bantams are $18,880 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Salem State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Salem State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Salem.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Salem State are $10,477 a year.
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Bridgewater State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Bridgewater, Bridgewater State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Bridgewater State graduate students pay an average of $11,397 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Saint Joseph came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Hartford.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USJ are $15,264 a year.
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Quinnipiac University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hamden.
Quinnipiac graduate students pay an average of $20,340 in tuition and fees each year.
Quinnipiac also claimed a spot on our Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Norwich University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public administration and social service programs. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Northfield.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Norwich are $21,914 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Norwich also is in the top 20% of our Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
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Simmons University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree public administration and social service programs. Simmons is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Simmons graduate students pay an average of $21,546 in tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest 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 |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 749 |
| Maine | 480 |
| Rhode Island | 426 |
| Massachusetts | 3,668 |
| Connecticut | 1,271 |
| Vermont | 233 |
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Majors Related to Public Administration & Social Service
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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.
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