Public Administration & Social Service at California University of Pennsylvania

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

Cal U is located in California, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 6,885. Of the 1,119 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California University of Pennsylvania in 2021, 29 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.

Cal U 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 Cal U

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

Cal U Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

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

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 Cal U 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 Schools	172
Most Focused Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	564

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from Cal U. This makes it the #341 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Cal U

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

Cal U Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of public administration and social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% 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 Cal U since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at Cal U are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Cal U Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

The public administration and social service program at Cal U awarded 30 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 3% of these degrees went to men with the other 97% going to women.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from Cal U, 90% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Cal U 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California University of Pennsylvania. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	59
Public Policy	8

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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 PA, the home state for California University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
General and Operations Managers	80,160	$133,480
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	20,160	$43,680
Social and Human Service Assistants	18,480	$34,320
Medical and Health Services Managers	16,410	$97,310
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160

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 Wjmoore17 under License

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