Public Administration & Social Service at Cornerstone University

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

Cornerstone is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and has a total student population of 1,917. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from Cornerstone.

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.

Cornerstone Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Cornerstone Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public administration and social service programs across the country. The following shows how Cornerstone 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 Cornerstone 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
	43
Best Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools	52
Most Focused Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools	156
Best Public & Social Service Schools	491
Most Focused Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	507
Best Value Public & Social Service Schools	540
Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	662

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Cornerstone

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

Cornerstone Public Administration & Social Service Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of public administration and social service associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in public administration and social service only graduates about 19% men each year. The program at Cornerstone may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

Cornerstone 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 33% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Cornerstone Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in public administration and social service from Cornerstone in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at Cornerstone are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Services	9
Social Work	8

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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 MI, the home state for Cornerstone University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
General and Operations Managers	58,140	$122,160
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	13,790	$50,620
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,960	$111,780
Social and Human Service Assistants	10,240	$31,640
Managers	6,370	$98,780

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 Wcbpolish under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.