by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Indiana” ranking.
Public Administration & Social Service is the 14th most popular major in the country with 98,583 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, public administration and social service graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $40,520 and had an average of $27,642 in loans still to pay off.
Across Indiana, there were 3,355 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,002 and $31,550 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,792 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,857 and $26,625 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Indiana” ranking analyzed 31 colleges that offered a degree in public administration and social service. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their public administration and social service program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The public administration & social service school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Indiana”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Indiana”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Northwest. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Indiana list. Indiana University - Northwest is a public institution located in Gary, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Fort Wayne. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Indiana list. Located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 90 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at PFW
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - South Bend. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Indiana list. Indiana University - South Bend is located in South Bend, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Indiana list. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College is a small school located in Saint Mary of the Woods, Indiana that handed out 16 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at SMWC
Out of the 31 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #5 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 589 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Indiana University - Bloomington Public Administration & Social Service Report
Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Indiana ranking, coming in at #6. Indiana Institute of Technology - College of Professional Studies is a small school located in Fort-Wayne, Indiana that handed out 28 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Indiana Tech - CPS Public Administration & Social Service Report
Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Indiana ranking. This fairly large school is located in Marion, Indiana, and it awarded 170 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at IWU
Goshen College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Indiana ranking. Goshen is located in Goshen, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Goshen College Public Administration & Social Service Report
Huntington University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Indiana ranking, coming in at #9. Huntington, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Huntington University
Anderson University Indiana landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Indiana ranking. Anderson University Indiana is located in Anderson, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Anderson University Indiana
Indiana Wesleyan University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Indiana ranking. Indiana Wesleyan University is a small school located in Marion, Indiana that handed out 28 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at IWU
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Indiana list. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis is a large public school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 250 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Taylor University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Indiana ranking, coming in at #13. Taylor U is a small school located in Upland, Indiana that handed out 11 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Taylor University Public Administration & Social Service Report
With a ranking of #14, University of Southern Indiana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Indiana list. University of Southern Indiana is a public institution located in Evansville, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at University of Southern Indiana
Bethel University - Mishawaka landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Indiana ranking. Bethel University - Mishawaka is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mishawaka, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Bethel University
With a ranking of #16, Saint Mary’s College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Indiana list. Notre Dame, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Saint Mary’s College
Manchester University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Indiana ranking. Manchester University is a private not-for-profit institution located in North Manchester, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Manchester University Public Administration & Social Service Report
University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Indiana ranking. University of St. Francis Fort Wayne is a small school located in Fort Wayne, Indiana that handed out 12 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of St. Francis Fort Wayne Public Administration & Social Service Report
Purdue University Global did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Indiana ranking, coming in at #19. Purdue University Global is a large school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 221 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Purdue University Global
University of Indianapolis landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Indiana ranking. University of Indianapolis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 23 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at UIndy
With a ranking of #21, Indiana University - Kokomo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Indiana list. Located in Kokomo, Indiana, this small public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.
Full Indiana University - Kokomo Public Administration & Social Service Report
Valparaiso University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Indiana list. Valparaiso University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Valparaiso, Indiana. It awarded 14 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #23, Calumet College of Saint Joseph did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Indiana list. Calumet College of Saint Joseph is located in Whiting, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at CCSJ
Indiana University - East landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Indiana ranking. This small school is located in Richmond, Indiana, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at IU East
Grace College and Theological Seminary ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Indiana list. Grace College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winona Lake, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Grace College
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