Public Administration & Social Service at California State University - Northridge

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

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and approximately 40,381 students attend the school each year.

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.

CSUN 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 CSUN

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.

CSUN does offer online education options in public administration & social service for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

CSUN Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at CSUN 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.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% 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 CSUN since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

CSUN Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. CSUN does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the public administration & social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	129
White	43
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	152

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - Northridge. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	309

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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 CA, the home state for California State University - Northridge.

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 Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.