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Most Popular Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island

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2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island

1 College
$25,305 Avg Salary
$20,672 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 426 degrees and certificates were awarded to public administration and social service students who went to a Rhode Island college or university. This makes it the #15 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in Rhode Island ranking. This report analyzed 1 schools in Rhode Island to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Administration & Social Service program at each school on the list.

Check out the public administration and social service associate degree programs at this school if you want to attend one of the most popular in Rhode Island.

Our 2023 rankings named Community College of Rhode Island the most popular school in Rhode Island for public administration and social service students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Warwick, CCRI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 83% of the public administration and social service majors at the school.

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

Explore all the Most Popular 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
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 values are for the top school 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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