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Public Administration & Social Service at Columbia Southern University

Public Administration & Social Service at Columbia Southern University

What traits are you looking for in a public administration & social service school? To help you decide if Columbia Southern University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public administration & social service program.

Columbia Southern University is located in Orange Beach, Alabama and has a total student population of 18,533.

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 Southern University Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Online Classes Are Available at Columbia Southern University

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 Southern University offers distance education options for public administration & social service at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Columbia Southern University Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Columbia Southern University

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

Columbia Southern University Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

30% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 70% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. Columbia Southern University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 51% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a public administration & social service master's degree from Columbia Southern University, 58% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 28
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 86
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 30

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

If you plan to be a public administration & 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 Columbia Southern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration 129

Careers That Public Administration & Social Service Grads May Go Into

A degree in public administration & 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 AL, the home state for Columbia Southern University.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
General and Operations Managers 28,600 $118,440
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 3,460 $40,710
Medical and Health Services Managers 3,240 $101,560
Government Programs Eligibility Interviewers 2,910 $41,620
Healthcare Social Workers 2,770 $47,740

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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