Public Administration & Social Service at Lehman College

If you plan to study public administration and social service, take a look at what Lehman College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Lehman is located in Bronx, New York and has a total student population of 15,091. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 143 students received a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from Lehman.

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.

Lehman Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Lehman Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at Lehman 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 Lehman 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40
	63
Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	82
Most Focused Public & Social Service Schools	273

In 2021, 70 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from Lehman. This makes it the #200 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Lehman

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

Lehman Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 143 students earned a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from Lehman. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% 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 Lehman College with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	44
Hispanic or Latino	82
White	8
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Lehman Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 70 public administration and social service students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Lehman, about 23% were men and 77% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. Lehman does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 90% of degree recipients. That is 45% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	213

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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 Lehman 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 Jim.henderson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.