Public Administration & Social Service at Adelphi University

Every public administration & social service school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public administration & social service program at Adelphi University stacks up to those at other schools.

Adelphi is located in Garden City, New York and has a total student population of 7,584.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Administration & Social Service section at the bottom of this page.

Adelphi Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service
• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Adelphi Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at Adelphi is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Administration & Social Service. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration & social service, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Adelphi

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public administration & social service majors at Adelphi University.

Adelphi Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. The typical public administration & social service bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Adelphi since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration & social service at Adelphi are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Adelphi University with a bachelor's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Adelphi Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

In the public administration & social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Adelphi University with a master's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	63
Hispanic or Latino	52
White	98
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Adelphi University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

Careers That Public Administration & Social Service Grads May Go Into

A degree in public administration & social service can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Adelphi University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
General and Operations Managers	163,250	$156,260
Social and Human Service Assistants	37,340	$37,180
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	28,530	$58,050
Medical and Health Services Managers	25,830	$143,030
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.