Public Administration & Social Service at The Graduate Center, CUNY

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

The Graduate Center is located in New York, New York and approximately 9,300 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.

The Graduate Center Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Public Administration & Social Service (Less Than 1 Year)
• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service
• Doctorate Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

The Graduate Center Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

In 2021, 38 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from The Graduate Center. This makes it the #293 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration and social service, making the school the #86 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at The Graduate Center

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public administration and social service majors at The Graduate Center, CUNY.

The Graduate Center Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of public administration and social service master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 68% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

The Graduate Center also has a doctoral program available in public administration and social service. In 2021, 4 students 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 The Graduate Center, CUNY. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	42
Public Administration	18

Related Majors

• Legal Professions
• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 The Graduate Center, CUNY.

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 Alex Irklievski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.