Public Administration & Social Service at Brandman University

If you are interested in studying public administration and social service, you may want to check out the program at Brandman University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Brandman is located in Irvine, California and approximately 10,986 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,308 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Brandman University in 2021, 132 of them were public administration and social service majors.

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.

Brandman 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 Brandman

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? Brandman offers distance education options for public administration and social service at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Brandman Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

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

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and social service major at Brandman 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
Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools	33
Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools	94
Most Focused Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	151

In 2021, 111 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from Brandman. This makes it the #130 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Brandman

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

Brandman Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 132 public administration and social service students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Brandman, about 13% were men and 87% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	65
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Brandman Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of public administration and social service master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. Brandman does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 61% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Brandman 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

The following public administration and social service concentations are available at Brandman University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Brandman University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	215
Public Administration	29

Related Majors

• Legal Professions
• 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 CA, the home state for Brandman University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
General and Operations Managers	249,800	$137,640
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Social and Human Service Assistants	50,600	$43,330
Medical and Health Services Managers	34,510	$125,770
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	31,290	$59,500

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.