Public Administration & Social Service at Brandeis 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 Brandeis University stacks up to those at other schools.

Brandeis is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,440.

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.

Brandeis Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Brandeis Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at Brandeis 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 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration & social service, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Brandeis

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

Brandeis Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% 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 Brandeis since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public administration & social service bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	26
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	43
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Brandeis Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. Brandeis does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	49
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

The following public administration & social service concentations are available at Brandeis University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Brandeis University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Policy	185
Community Organization & Advocacy	10
Other Public Administration	1

Related Majors

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 MA, the home state for Brandeis University.

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 Mike Lovett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.