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Public Administration & Social Service at Northampton County Area Community College

Public Administration & Social Service at Northampton County Area Community College

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

Northampton Community College is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and approximately 8,951 students attend the school each year.

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.

Northampton Community College Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Northampton Community College Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Northampton Community College

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

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

90% Women
57% 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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Northampton Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in public administration & social service graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 8
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northampton County Area Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

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 PA, the home state for Northampton County Area Community College.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
General and Operations Managers 80,160 $133,480
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 20,160 $43,680
Social and Human Service Assistants 18,480 $34,320
Medical and Health Services Managers 16,410 $97,310
Health Specialties Professors 12,420 $95,160

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*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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