Public Administration & Social Service at Nassau Community College

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

Nassau Community College is located in Garden City, New York and has a total student population of 13,864.

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.

Nassau Community College Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Nassau Community College Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

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Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Nassau Community College

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

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

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

Nassau 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 26% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

The following public administration and social service concentations are available at Nassau Community College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Nassau Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Services	37

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
• 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 NY, the home state for Nassau 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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.