Public Administration & Social Service at Hunter College

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

Hunter is located in New York, New York and approximately 24,052 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 39 public administration and social service majors received their bachelor's degree from Hunter.

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.

Hunter Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Hunter Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at Hunter compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Hunter 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
Most Popular Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	8
Most Focused Public & Social Service Basic Certificate Schools	76
	89
Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	139

In 2021, 622 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from Hunter. This makes it the #8 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Hunter

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

Hunter Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 39 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Administration & Social Service from Hunter in 2020-2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 42% 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 Hunter College with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Hunter Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 622 students graduated with a master's degree in public administration and social service from Hunter. About 16% were men and 84% were women.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	37
Black or African American	165
Hispanic or Latino	173
White	224
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Hunter 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

The following public administration and social service concentations are available at Hunter College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Hunter College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	661

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 Hunter 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.