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2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Connecticut

11 Colleges
$42,481 Avg Salary
$27,928 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service School for You

Public Administration & Social Service is one of the most popular subjects to study in Connecticut. With 684 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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The Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Connecticut ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in Connecticut to see which ones were the most popular 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Connecticut to be the most popular school for public administration and social service students who want to pursue a degree in Connecticut. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Sacred Heart University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Connecticut State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Connecticut list. SCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

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#4

Post University

Waterbury, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Post University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Connecticut list. Post University is a large private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Waterbury.

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#5

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Saint Joseph. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Connecticut list. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Hartford.

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#6

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Yale University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public administration and social service students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

Quinnipiac University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Connecticut list. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Hamden.

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#8

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

University of New Haven did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public administration and social service students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

Trinity College

Hartford, CT

Trinity College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for public administration and social service students. It came in at #9 on the list. Trinity Bantams is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Hartford.

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#10

Albertus Magnus College

New Haven, CT

Albertus Magnus College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools in Connecticut list. Albertus Magnus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.

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

Explore all the Most Popular Public Administration & Social Service Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 2,705
Rhode Island 190
New Hampshire 143
Maine 292
Vermont 84

Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 33,631
Public Administration 13,571
Public Policy 3,737
Human Services 1,277
Community Organization & Advocacy 741
Other Public Administration 295

Majors Similar to Public Administration & Social Service

Related Major Annual Graduates
Legal Professions 45,189
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 13,045
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 10,452
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 1,613

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools 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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