Public Administration & Social Service at Southern Connecticut State University

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

SCSU is located in New Haven, Connecticut and approximately 9,331 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.

SCSU Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at SCSU

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, SCSU does offer online courses in public administration & social service for the following degree levels:

SCSU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at SCSU 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.

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration & social service, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at SCSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public administration & social service majors at Southern Connecticut State University.

SCSU Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public administration & social service bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SCSU Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

Of the students who received a public administration & social service master's degree from SCSU, 64% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	60
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern Connecticut State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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 CT, the home state for Southern Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
General and Operations Managers	30,330	$155,890
Social and Human Service Assistants	8,300	$40,800
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,510	$129,480
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	5,370	$69,520

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 Southern Connecticut State University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.