Public Administration & Social Service at John Jay College of Criminal Justice

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 John Jay College of Criminal Justice stacks up to those at other schools.

John Jay is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 15,766. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 107 students received a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from John Jay.

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.

John Jay Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

John Jay Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

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

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 John Jay 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	52
Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools	57
Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	257
Most Popular Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools	368
Most Focused Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools	368
Best Value Public & Social Service Schools	389
	423
Best Public & Social Service Schools	521

In 2021, 228 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from John Jay. This makes it the #52 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at John Jay

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

John Jay Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 107 public administration and social service majors earned their bachelor's degree from John Jay. Of these graduates, 21% were men and 79% 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 John Jay since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% 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 John Jay College of Criminal Justice with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	61
White	9
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

John Jay Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of public administration and social service master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. John Jay does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 30% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	67
Hispanic or Latino	83
White	52
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

John Jay 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 John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	280
Human Services	41
Community Organization & Advocacy	14

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 John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

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

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