by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Delaware” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 98,583 people earned their degree in public administration and social service, making the major the 14th most popular in the United States. 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 Delaware, there were 443 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,691 and $21,410 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 145 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,355 and $27,084 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Delaware” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer 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 Delaware”.
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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 Delaware”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, Delaware State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Dover, Delaware, this medium-sized public school awarded 33 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Delaware State University
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the #2 spot on the list. UD is a large public school situated in Newark, Delaware. It awarded 112 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Delaware Public Administration & Social Service Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Delaware that were part of this year’s ranking, Goldey - Beacom College landed the #3 spot on the list. Goldey - Beacom College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wilmington, Delaware. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Goldey - Beacom College Public Administration & Social Service Report
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