Public Administration & Social Service at Hostos Community College

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

Hostos is located in Bronx, New York and has a total student population of 6,136.

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.

Hostos Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Hostos Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Hostos

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

Hostos Public Administration & Social Service Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of public administration and social service associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Hostos 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 55% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Hostos Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	5

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 Hostos Community 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.