Public Administration & Social Service at Baruch College

Every public administration and social service school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public administration and social service program at Baruch College stacks up to those at other schools.

Baruch is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 19,740. In 2021, 45 public administration and social service majors received their bachelor's degree from Baruch.

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.

Baruch Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Baruch Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and social service major at Baruch 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
	114
Most Focused Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools	145
Best Value Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	202
Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	254
	339
Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	341
Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	511

In 2021, 163 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from Baruch. This makes it the #83 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Baruch

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

Baruch Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 45 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Administration & Social Service from Baruch in 2020-2021, 36% were men and 64% were women. The typical public administration and social service bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Baruch since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 Baruch College with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	11
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Baruch Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 163 public administration and social service students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Baruch, about 34% were men and 66% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. Baruch does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 68% of degree recipients. That is 23% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	44
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	45
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Baruch 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Baruch College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	208

Related Majors

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 NY, the home state for Baruch College.

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.