Public Administration & Social Service at Raritan Valley 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 Raritan Valley Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

RVCC is located in Branchburg, New Jersey and approximately 7,080 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.

RVCC Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

RVCC Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at RVCC

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

RVCC Public Administration & Social Service Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of public administration and social service associate's degrees went to men and 78% 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 RVCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

RVCC 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 3% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Raritan Valley Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Services	23

Related Majors

• Legal Professions
• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
• 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 NJ, the home state for Raritan Valley Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
General and Operations Managers	43,070	$167,600
Social and Human Service Assistants	27,220	$36,470
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,260	$116,750
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	5,530	$124,130

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.