Public Administration & Social Service at Anna Maria College

If you plan to study public administration and social service, take a look at what Anna Maria College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Anna Maria is located in Paxton, Massachusetts and approximately 1,492 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from Anna Maria.

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.

Anna Maria Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Anna Maria

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Anna Maria offers distance education options for public administration and social service at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Anna Maria Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at Anna Maria compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and social service major at Anna Maria 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	1
	1
Most Focused Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	4
Best Value Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	10
Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	65
Most Popular Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	129
Best Public & Social Service Schools	131
Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	193
Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	418
Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	430

In 2021, 112 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from Anna Maria. This makes it the #129 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Anna Maria

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public administration and social service majors at Anna Maria College.

Anna Maria Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students earned a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from Anna Maria. About 87% of these graduates were women and the other 13% were men.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at Anna Maria 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 Anna Maria College with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Anna Maria Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 112 students who earned a master's degree in Public Administration & Social Service from Anna Maria in 2020-2021, 72% were men and 28% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. Anna Maria does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 53% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from Anna Maria, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	75
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	30

Anna Maria also has a doctoral program available in public administration and social service. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Anna Maria College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	99
Social Work	28
Human Services	6
Community Organization & Advocacy	2

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Careers That Public Administration & Social Service Grads May Go Into

A degree in public administration and 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 MA, the home state for Anna Maria College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
General and Operations Managers	77,580	$135,820
Medical and Health Services Managers	15,380	$133,900
Social and Human Service Assistants	15,230	$35,390
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	12,340	$48,670
Healthcare Social Workers	10,040	$61,960

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
• Image Credit: By John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.