Public Administration & Social Service at Massachusetts Bay Community College

Every public administration and social service school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public administration and social service program at Massachusetts Bay Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

MassBay Community College is located in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 3,762.

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.

MassBay Community College Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Public Administration & Social Service (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

MassBay Community College Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

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Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at MassBay Community College

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

MassBay Community College Public Administration & Social Service Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of public administration and social service associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in public administration and social service only graduates about 19% men each year. The program at MassBay Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 24% more women than average.

MassBay Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in public administration and social service graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Services	7

Related Majors

• Legal Professions
• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 MA, the home state for Massachusetts Bay Community College.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.