Public Administration & Social Service at Columbia College

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

Columbia College Missouri is located in Columbia, Missouri and approximately 8,347 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,840 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Columbia College in 2021, 135 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.

Columbia College Missouri Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Columbia College Missouri

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? Columbia College Missouri offers distance education options for public administration and social service at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

Columbia College Missouri Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

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

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 Columbia College Missouri 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 Popular Online Public & Social Service Schools	11
Best Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools	22
Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43
Best Value Public & Social Service Schools	63
Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools	132
Most Focused Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	138
Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	195
Best Public & Social Service Schools	213
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Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Columbia College Missouri

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

Columbia College Missouri Public Administration & Social Service Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of public administration and social service associate's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

Columbia College Missouri 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 12% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Columbia College Missouri Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of public administration and social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Columbia College with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	52
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	56
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Columbia College Missouri 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 Columbia College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Services	185
Public Administration	6

Related Majors

• 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 MO, the home state for Columbia College.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
General and Operations Managers	46,490	$105,280
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	8,620	$37,680
Medical and Health Services Managers	6,840	$113,120
Healthcare Social Workers	5,680	$46,370
Health Specialties Professors	4,710	$148,840

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 {} under License

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