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2023 Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Schools in Massachusetts

6 Colleges
$47,496 Avg Salary
$23,173 Avg Student Debt

Public Administration & Social Service is one of the most popular subjects to study in Massachusetts. With 3,668 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Massachusetts to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Public Administration & Social Service Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts Amherst to be the most popular school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue an online degree in Massachusetts. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

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#2

Fisher College

Boston, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Fisher College is a great place for public administration and social service students pursuing an online degree. Fisher College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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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Out of the 6 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth landed the # 3 spot on the list. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of North Dartmouth.

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#4

Simmons University

Boston, MA

Out of the 6 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Simmons University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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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Out of the 6 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Holyoke Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Holyoke, Holyoke Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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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Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best public administration and social service programs. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 749
Maine 480
Rhode Island 426
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 6 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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