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Public & Social Service at Southern Connecticut State University

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at SCSU. Degrees are awarded at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. It ranks as high as #2 out of 9 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

Public & Social Service Degrees Available at SCSU

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

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	42
Master’s	92
Doctoral	15

SCSU Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Southern Connecticut State University handed out 42 bachelor’s degrees in public & social service.

Bachelor’s Rankings

SCSU is a solid choice among schools offering public & social service at the bachelor’s level. In particular it placed #2 out of 9 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut	2
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	4
Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut	5
Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region	13
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87
Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	372

Salary of Public & Social Service Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Public & Social Service majors who earn their bachelor’s degree from SCSU earn a median of $56,288 a year. This is below $57,907, the median for all majors at SCSU.

Student Debt of Public & Social Service Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

To complete a bachelor’s at SCSU, public & social service graduates take on a median debt of $23,935 in student loans. This is lower than $24,660, the typical median for all majors at SCSU.

SCSU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

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

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$6,162	$10,498
Fees	$6,444	$6,444

Find out more about SCSU tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of public & social service bachelor’s degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

The largest share of public & social service bachelor’s degree graduates at SCSU were White. Approximately 33% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Southern Connecticut State University with a bachelor’s in public & social service.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	14
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	2

Social Work (Bachelor’s)

SCSU awarded 42 bachelor’s degrees in social work recently — 81% to women and 19% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (33%).

• Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut — #1
• Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region — #1
• Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut — #4
• Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region — #13
• Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #49

Graduate Study in Public & Social Service at SCSU

Graduate study is also available at SCSU. Here are the graduate award levels offered.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s	92
Doctoral	15

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Southern Connecticut State University under License More about our data sources and methodologies.