Public Administration & Social Service at Cornell University

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

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 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.

Cornell Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Cornell Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at Cornell 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration & social service, making the school the #100 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical public administration & social service bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Cornell since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Cornell Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. Cornell does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	35
International Students	76
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 Cornell University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	74
Public Policy	73
Community Organization & Advocacy	5

Related Majors

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 NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
General and Operations Managers	163,250	$156,260
Social and Human Service Assistants	37,340	$37,180
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	28,530	$58,050
Medical and Health Services Managers	25,830	$143,030
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.