Public Administration & Social Service at California State University - Dominguez Hills

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

CSUDH is located in Carson, California and has a total student population of 18,687. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 170 students received a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from CSUDH.

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.

CSUDH Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

CSUDH Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at CSUDH 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 CSUDH 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
Best Value Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	97
Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	111
Most Focused Public & Social Service Schools	171
Most Focused Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	187
	274

In 2021, 168 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from CSUDH. This makes it the #80 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at CSUDH

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

CSUDH Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of public administration and social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical public administration and social service bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at CSUDH since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public administration and social service bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	101
White	5
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

CSUDH Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 168 students graduated with a master's degree in public administration and social service from CSUDH. About 23% were men and 77% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. CSUDH does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 83% of degree recipients. That is 39% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	90
White	15
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

CSUDH 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

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 California State University - Dominguez Hills. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	129
Human Services	123
Social Work	86

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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 California State University - Dominguez Hills.

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.