Public Administration & Social Service at Point Park University

If you plan to study public administration and social service, take a look at what Point Park University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Point Park is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 3,591. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from Point Park.

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.

Point Park Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Point Park

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, Point Park does offer online courses in public administration and social service for the following degree levels:

Point Park Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and social service major at Point Park 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
Most Focused Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	749
Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	751

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Point Park

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

Point Park Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 public administration and social service majors earned their bachelor's degree from Point Park. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were 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 Point Park since its program graduates 56% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at Point Park are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Point Park also has a doctoral program available in public administration and social service. In 2021, 6 students 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 Point Park University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Community Organization & Advocacy	6
Public Administration	4

Related Majors

• Legal Professions
• Military Technologies & Applied Sciences
• 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 PA, the home state for Point Park University.

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

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 J. James under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.