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Public Administration & Social Service at Hudson Valley Community College

Public Administration & Social Service at Hudson Valley Community College

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

HVCC is located in Troy, New York and has a total student population of 8,933.

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.

HVCC Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

HVCC Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at HVCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public administration & social service majors at Hudson Valley Community College.

HVCC Public Administration & Social Service Associate’s Program

90% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of public administration & social service associate's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in public administration & social service at HVCC are white. Around 57% 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 Hudson Valley Community College with a associate's in public administration & social service.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 23
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

If you plan to be a public administration & 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 Hudson Valley Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Services 43
Public Administration 11

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 NY, the home state for Hudson Valley Community 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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