Public Administration & Social Service at California State University - Sacramento

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

Sac State is located in Sacramento, California and has a total student population of 32,293. In 2021, 210 public administration and social service majors received their bachelor's degree from Sac State.

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.

Sac State Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Sac State Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public administration and social service programs across the country. The following shows how Sac State performed in these rankings.

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 Sac State 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
	94
Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	129

In 2021, 126 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from Sac State. This makes it the #116 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Sac State

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

Sac State Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 210 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Administration & Social Service from Sac State in 2020-2021, 13% were men and 87% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 - Sacramento with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	107
White	47
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Sac State Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 126 students who earned a master's degree in Public Administration & Social Service from Sac State in 2020-2021, 13% were men and 87% were women.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	43
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Sac State 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 - Sacramento. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	310
Public Administration	26

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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 - Sacramento.

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 Stickpen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.