Public Administration & Social Service at Dickinson College

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

Dickinson is located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and approximately 1,932 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 16 public administration and social service majors received their bachelor's degree from Dickinson.

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.

Dickinson Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Dickinson Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

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

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 Dickinson 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
Best Public & Social Service Schools	43
	136
Most Focused Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	310
Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	446
Best Value Public & Social Service Schools	598
Most Focused Public & Social Service Schools	646
Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools	809

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Dickinson

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

Dickinson Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Administration & Social Service from Dickinson in 2020-2021, 69% were men and 31% 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 Dickinson since its program graduates 49% more men than average.

About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at Dickinson 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 Dickinson College with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Policy	16

Related Majors

• Legal Professions

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 PA, the home state for Dickinson College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
General and Operations Managers	80,160	$133,480
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	20,160	$43,680
Social and Human Service Assistants	18,480	$34,320
Medical and Health Services Managers	16,410	$97,310
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160

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 JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.