Public Administration & Social Service at Mercy College

Every public administration & 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 & social service program at Mercy College stacks up to those at other schools.

Mercy is located in Dobbs Ferry, New York and has a total student population of 9,547.

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.

Mercy Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Online Classes Are Available at Mercy

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Mercy does offer online courses in public administration & social service for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

Mercy Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at Mercy 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 Mercy

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

Mercy Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public administration & social service bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mercy College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Services	21
Public Administration	19
Public Policy	2

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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 Mercy 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Sardaka under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.