by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Maryland” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 Maryland, there were 1,782 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,321 and $30,326 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 683 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,642 and $26,517 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Maryland” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in public administration and social service. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in public administration and social service.
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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 Maryland”.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Coppin State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Coppin is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Coppin
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Salisbury University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Salisbury, Maryland, this medium-sized public school awarded 128 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Salisbury University
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Morgan State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Morgan State University is a medium-sized school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 56 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Morgan State
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Maryland list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to 86 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowie State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Maryland list. Bowie State University is located in Bowie, Maryland and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
Full Bowie State University Public Administration & Social Service Report
Towson University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Maryland ranking. Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 128 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Towson
With a ranking of #7, McDaniel College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Maryland list. McDaniel is a small school located in Westminster, Maryland that handed out 18 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at McDaniel College
Hood College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Maryland list. This small school is located in Frederick, Maryland, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Hood
With a ranking of #9, St Mary’s College of Maryland did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Maryland list. Located in St. Mary’s City, Maryland, this small public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Frostburg State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Maryland list. Frostburg State is located in Frostburg, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Frostburg State University
With a ranking of #11, University of Baltimore did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Maryland list. This small school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Baltimore Public Administration & Social Service Report
University of Maryland - College Park ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Maryland list. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school handed out 89 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at University of Maryland - College Park
With a ranking of #13, University of Maryland Global Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Maryland list. Located in Adelphi, Maryland, this large public school handed out 71 degrees to qualified bachelors’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Full University of Maryland Global Campus Public Administration & Social Service Report
Johns Hopkins University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Maryland list. Johns Hopkins University is a large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 65 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Johns Hopkins
Washington Adventist University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in Maryland list. This small school is located in Takoma Park, Maryland, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Washington Adventist University
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