Public Administration & Social Service at Kean University

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

Kean is located in Union, New Jersey and approximately 14,064 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 33 public administration and social service majors received their bachelor's degree from Kean.

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.

Kean Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service
• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Kean Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at Kean compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and social service major at Kean 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 Master’s Degree Schools	284

In 2021, 98 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from Kean. This makes it the #141 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Kean

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

Kean Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of public administration and social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to 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 Kean since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public administration and social service bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Kean Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 98 students earned a master's degree in public administration and social service from Kean. About 79% of these graduates were women and the other 21% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. Kean does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 82% of degree recipients. That is 37% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Kean University with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	43
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Kean 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 Kean University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	71
Social Work	60

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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 NJ, the home state for Kean University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
General and Operations Managers	43,070	$167,600
Social and Human Service Assistants	27,220	$36,470
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,260	$116,750
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	5,530	$124,130

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 Daniel Collins under License

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