Public Administration & Social Service at Dalton State College

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

DSC is located in Dalton, Georgia and has a total student population of 4,794. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students received a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from DSC.

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.

DSC Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

DSC Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public administration and social service programs across the country. The following shows how DSC performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and social service major at DSC 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 Schools	700

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at DSC

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

DSC Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 public administration and social service majors earned their bachelor's degree from DSC. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at DSC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

DSC 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 Dalton State College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	22

Related Majors

• 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 GA, the home state for Dalton State College.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
General and Operations Managers	85,920	$113,440
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Medical and Health Services Managers	8,790	$111,850
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	8,660	$41,040
Social and Human Service Assistants	8,070	$29,360

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.