Public Administration & Social Service at Carnegie Mellon University

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

Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 13,519 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.

Carnegie Mellon Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Carnegie Mellon Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at Carnegie Mellon 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration & social service, making the school the #109 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Carnegie Mellon

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

Carnegie Mellon Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% 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 Carnegie Mellon since its program graduates 47% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public administration & social service bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

Carnegie Mellon Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. Carnegie Mellon does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	44
International Students	50
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

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 Carnegie Mellon University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Policy	75
Public Administration	17

Related Majors

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 PA, the home state for Carnegie Mellon University.

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.