Public Administration & Social Service at Cerritos College

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

Cerritos College is located in Norwalk, California and approximately 20,406 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.

Cerritos College Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Public Administration & Social Service (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Cerritos College Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

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Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Cerritos College

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

Cerritos College Public Administration & Social Service Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of public administration and social service associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Cerritos College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in public administration and social service graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cerritos College with a associate's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Cerritos College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Services	14

Related Majors

• Legal Professions
• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 Cerritos College.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.