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Public Administration & Social Service at Fitchburg State University

Public Administration & Social Service at Fitchburg State University

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

Fitchburg State is located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts and approximately 6,728 students attend the school each year.

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.

Fitchburg State Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Online Classes Are Available at Fitchburg State

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Fitchburg State offers distance education options for public administration & social service at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

Fitchburg State Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at Fitchburg State 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.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Fitchburg State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public administration & social service majors at Fitchburg State University.

Fitchburg State Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical public administration & social service bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Fitchburg State since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration & social service at Fitchburg State 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 Fitchburg State University with a bachelor's in public administration & social service.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Services 26

Careers That Public Administration & Social Service Grads May Go Into

A degree in public administration & 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 MA, the home state for Fitchburg State University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
General and Operations Managers 77,580 $135,820
Medical and Health Services Managers 15,380 $133,900
Social and Human Service Assistants 15,230 $35,390
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 12,340 $48,670
Healthcare Social Workers 10,040 $61,960

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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