Public Administration & Social Service at Bismarck State College

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

BSC is located in Bismarck, North Dakota and has a total student population of 3,716.

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.

BSC Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Public Administration & Social Service (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Online Classes Are Available at BSC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Associate’s Degree

BSC Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at BSC

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

BSC Public Administration & Social Service Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of public administration and social service associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in public administration and social service at BSC are white. Around 57% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

If you plan to be a public administration and social service major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Bismarck State College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Services	7

Related Majors

• Legal Professions

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 ND, the home state for Bismarck State College.

Occupation	Jobs in ND	Average Salary in ND
General and Operations Managers	7,550	$103,100
Social and Human Service Assistants	1,200	$37,120
Managers	1,130	$109,820
Medical and Health Services Managers	920	$111,430
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	750	$54,870

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.