Public Administration & Social Service at California State University - Long Beach

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

CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and approximately 40,069 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 65 students received a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from CSULB.

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.

CSULB Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

CSULB Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at CSULB 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 CSULB 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
	51
Best Public & Social Service Schools	124
	133

In 2021, 342 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from CSULB. This makes it the #22 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at CSULB

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

CSULB Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 65 public administration and social service majors earned their bachelor's degree from CSULB. Of these graduates, 6% were men and 94% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 - Long Beach with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	11
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

CSULB Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 342 students earned a master's degree in public administration and social service from CSULB. About 79% of these graduates were women and the other 21% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. CSULB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 31% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	35
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	186
White	62
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

CSULB 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 California State University - Long Beach. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Long Beach. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	301
Public Administration	131

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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 - Long Beach.

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
• Image Credit: By Summum under License

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