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 South Carolina is located in Columbia, South Carolina and approximately 1,218 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from Columbia College South Carolina.

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 South Carolina Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Columbia College South Carolina Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public administration and social service programs across the country. The following shows how Columbia College South Carolina performed in these rankings.

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 Columbia College South Carolina 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	112
Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	219
	272
Best Value Public & Social Service Schools	306
Best Public & Social Service Schools	463
Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools	660

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Columbia College South Carolina

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 South Carolina Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from Columbia College South Carolina. About 4% were men and 96% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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	0
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Columbia College South Carolina 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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Community Organization & Advocacy	14
Social Work	10

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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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 SC, the home state for Columbia College.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
General and Operations Managers	32,520	$101,400
Social and Human Service Assistants	6,170	$31,660
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,470	$98,780
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	3,320	$38,930
Health Specialties Professors	2,980	$72,470

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.