Public Administration & Social Service at Catholic University of America

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

CUA is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 5,366. In 2021, 11 public administration and social service majors received their bachelor's degree from CUA.

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.

CUA Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

CUA Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public administration and social service programs across the country. The following shows how CUA 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 CUA 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
Most Focused Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	42
Most Focused Public & Social Service Schools	148

In 2021, 123 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from CUA. This makes it the #119 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in public administration and social service, making the school the #133 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at CUA

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

CUA Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 public administration and social service majors earned their bachelor's degree from CUA. Of these graduates, 18% were men and 82% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CUA Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

The public administration and social service program at CUA awarded 123 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 16% of these degrees went to men with the other 84% going to women.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	42
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	56
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

CUA 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 Catholic University of America. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	131
Human Services	3

Related Majors

• Legal Professions

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 DC, the home state for Catholic University of America.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
General and Operations Managers	25,930	$150,970
Managers	19,910	$147,460
Political Scientists	3,220	$120,610
Social Scientists	2,690	$102,300
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,080	$70,270

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 Gryffindor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.