Public Administration at Southwestern College

If you are interested in studying public administration, you may want to check out the program at Southwestern College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SWC Chula Vista is located in Chula Vista, California and has a total student population of 17,621.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Administration section at the bottom of this page.

SWC Chula Vista Public Administration Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Public Admin

SWC Chula Vista Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at SWC Chula Vista

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public admin majors at Southwestern College.

SWC Chula Vista Public Administration Associate’s Program

43% Women

86% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of public admin associate's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in public admin only graduates about 41% men each year. The program at SWC Chula Vista may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 16% more women than average.

SWC Chula Vista does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in public admin graduates 46% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southwestern College with a associate's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Administration

Public Administration 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 Southwestern College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	15

Human Services

Careers That Public Admin Grads May Go Into

A degree in public admin 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 Southwestern College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
General and Operations Managers	249,800	$137,640
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Chief Executives	30,290	$228,270
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	18,990	$107,550
Legislators	3,140	$68,580

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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