Public Administration & Social Service at San Diego State University

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 San Diego State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and approximately 36,334 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 203 public administration and social service majors received their bachelor's degree from SDSU.

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.

SDSU Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

SDSU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at SDSU 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 SDSU 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 Popular Public & Social Service Schools	41
Best Value Public & Social Service Schools	233
	359
Most Focused Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	416

In 2021, 172 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from SDSU. This makes it the #77 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 203 students earned a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from SDSU. About 69% of these graduates were women and the other 31% were men. 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 SDSU since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public administration and social service bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	99
White	41
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

SDSU Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 172 public administration and social service majors earned their master's degree from SDSU. Of these graduates, 19% were men and 81% were women.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Diego State University with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	58
White	68
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

SDSU also has a doctoral program available in public administration and social service. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	201
Public Administration	172
Other Public Administration	2

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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 CA, the home state for San Diego State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
General and Operations Managers	249,800	$137,640
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Social and Human Service Assistants	50,600	$43,330
Medical and Health Services Managers	34,510	$125,770
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	31,290	$59,500

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 Wikipedia User:Geographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.