The Undergraduate Public & Social Service Major at Bristol Community College

Here is an overview of this program at Bristol. It is offered at the Associate’s, Certificate levels. It ranks as high as #1 out of 5 schools (Associate’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Majors in This Field
Associate’s Degrees
Certificate Degrees

#179 in the U.S.

#12 in Massachusetts

#21 in the New England Region

College Factual rates Bristol among the top schools in the country for public & social service, coming in at #179 out of 861 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools	179 of 861
Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools in Massachusetts	12 of 32
Best Public Administration & Social Service Schools in the New England Region	21 of 68

Here is each degree level granted in public & social service at Bristol, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Associate’s	24
Certificate	7

This public & social service field at Bristol breaks down into these majors. Select a major to see its rankings, popularity, salary, and diversity details:

Major	Annual Graduates
Social Work	26
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS	5

In the most recent year for which we have data, Bristol Community College conferred 24 associate’s degrees in public & social service.

Associate’s Rankings

Bristol is among the very best schools in the country for public & social service at the associate’s level. Its best result was #1 out of 5 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts	1
Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region	2
Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools	11

Bristol Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$5,832 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$6,433 Average Student Debt

Average full-time tuition and fees are listed in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$576	$5,520
Fees	$5,256	$5,256

Find out more about Bristol tuition and fees.

Associate’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of public & social service associate’s degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

The largest share of public & social service associate’s degree graduates at Bristol are White. About 54% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Bristol Community College with a associate’s in public & social service.

Ethnic diversity of Public & Social Service majors at Bristol Community College

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	3

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Bristol Community College conferred 7 certificate degrees in public & social service.

Certificate Rankings

Bristol is not currently ranked for public & social service at the certificate level.

Certificate Student Diversity

All of the 7 students who graduated with a certificate degree in public & social service from Bristol were women.

The majority of public & social service certificate degree graduates at Bristol were White. Roughly 71% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Bristol Community College with a certificate in public & social service.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	1