Public Administration & Social Service at Chestnut Hill College

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

CHC is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 1,528. Of the 269 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Chestnut Hill College in 2021, 53 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.

CHC Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

CHC Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at CHC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and social service major at CHC 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23
Most Focused Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools	145
	154
Best Value Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	163
Most Focused Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	174
Best Public & Social Service Schools	194
Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	239
Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	382
Most Popular Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	466

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from CHC. This makes it the #467 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at CHC

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

CHC Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

The public administration and social service program at CHC awarded 53 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 15% of these degrees went to men with the other 85% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Chestnut Hill College with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

CHC Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 12 students who graduated with a master’s in public administration and social service from CHC in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

CHC 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 Chestnut Hill College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Services	65

Related Majors

• 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 PA, the home state for Chestnut Hill College.

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 Kiran under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.