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Public Administration & Social Service at William Rainey Harper College

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Public Administration & Social Service at William Rainey Harper College

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

Harper College is located in Palatine, Illinois and approximately 12,199 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.

Harper College Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

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Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Harper College

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

Harper College Public Administration & Social Service Associate’s Program

100% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of public administration and social service associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in public administration and social service at Harper College are white. Around 75% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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

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 William Rainey Harper College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Services 4

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 IL, the home state for William Rainey Harper College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
General and Operations Managers 122,790 $125,990
Medical and Health Services Managers 14,050 $121,900
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 13,910 $56,100
Social and Human Service Assistants 13,080 $32,910
Health Specialties Professors 10,070 $105,140

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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