by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the New England Region” ranking - to help you make that 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 the New England region, there were 7,145 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,409 and $26,152 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3,899 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 48 colleges that offer a degree in public administration and social service. That schools that top this list have a program in public administration and social service in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 Master’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the New England Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree public administration & social service students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Anna Maria College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the New England Region. Anna Maria is a private not-for-profit institution located in Paxton, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 112 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Anna Maria College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Simmons University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the New England Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 555 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Smith College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the New England Region list. Smith College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Northampton, Massachusetts. It awarded 121 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Springfield College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the New England Region list. Springfield College is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 100 masters’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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New England. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the New England Region. UNE is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Biddeford, Maine. It awarded 170 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 New England Public Administration & Social Service Report
University of Saint Joseph did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in West Hartford, Connecticut, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 66 degrees to qualified masters’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
Westfield State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #7. Westfield State University is located in Westfield, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 97 masters’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Westfield State University Public Administration & Social Service Report
Salem State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the New England Region ranking. Salem State is a medium-sized public school situated in Salem, Massachusetts. It awarded 118 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Salem State
Boston College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the New England Region list. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. It awarded 264 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Boston College
Albertus Magnus College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #10. Albertus Magnus is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 masters’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Albertus Magnus College
Clark University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 70 diplomas to qualified masters’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Clark
With a ranking of #12, Rhode Island College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the New England Region list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public administration and social service degrees to 82 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Rhode Island College
Harvard University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the New England Region ranking. Harvard University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 365 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Sacred Heart University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Fairfield, Connecticut, and it awarded 99 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Full Sacred Heart Public Administration & Social Service Report
University of Southern Maine landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the New England Region ranking. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school situated in Portland, Maine. It awarded 68 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at University of Southern Maine
Post University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the New England Region list. Post University is a fairly large school located in Waterbury, Connecticut that handed out 70 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
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Trinity College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #17. Trinity College is a small school located in Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 20 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
Full Trinity College Public Administration & Social Service Report
Southern Connecticut State University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the New England Region list. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public administration and social service degrees to 68 students in 2020-2021.
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Brandeis University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #19. Brandeis University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Waltham, Massachusetts. It awarded 69 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Public Administration & Social Service at Brandeis
Boston University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the New England Region ranking. Boston University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 331 masters’s public administration and social service degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Boston U
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #21. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Durham, New Hampshire. It awarded 116 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 86%.
With a ranking of #22, Bridgewater State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the New England Region list. Bridgewater, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s public administration and social service degrees to 72 students in 2020-2021.
Full Bridgewater State Public Administration & Social Service Report
University of Connecticut came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school handed out 219 degrees to qualified masters’s public administration and social service students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Norwich University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the New England Region ranking. Norwich is a small school located in Northfield, Vermont that handed out 28 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Merrimack College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Public Administration & Social Service Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #25. Merrimack is a medium-sized school located in North Andover, Massachusetts that handed out 36 masters’s public administration and social service degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Public Administration & Social Service at Merrimack
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