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2023 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Schools in the New England Region

16 Colleges
$43,409 Avg Salary
$26,152 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for public administration and social service majors pursuing an online .

Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the most popular online school in the New England Region for public administration and social service students. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.

Public Administration & Social Service majors at SNHU take out an average of $33,220 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#2

Post University

Waterbury, CT

Out of the 16 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Post University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Post University is a large private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Waterbury.

On average, public administration and social service graduates from Post University take out $50,973 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

Fisher College

Boston, MA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fisher College is a great place for public administration and social service students pursuing an online degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Fisher College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, public administration and social service majors at Fisher College accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, York County Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools 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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Community College of Vermont ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the rural area of Montpelier, CCV is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

While working on their degree, public administration and social service majors at CCV accumulate an average of around $10,883 in student debt.

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#8

Simmons University

Boston, MA

With a ranking of #8, Simmons University did quite well on this year’s best schools for public administration and social service students. Simmons is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

While working on their degree, public administration and social service majors at Simmons accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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Holyoke Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Schools in the New England Region ranking. Holyoke Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Holyoke.

Public Administration & Social Service majors at Holyoke Community College take out an average of $7,009 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#10

Granite State College

Concord, NH

Granite State College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public administration and social service programs. Located in the fringe town of Concord, GSC is a public college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, public administration and social service graduates from GSC carry an average student debtload of $35,093.

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Explore the most popular online public administration and social service colleges 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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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 16 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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