Public Administration & Social Service at Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies

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 Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies stacks up to those at other schools.

Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and approximately 609 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 128 public administration and social service majors received their bachelor's degree from Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies.

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.

Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and social service major at Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies 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	1
Most Focused Public & Social Service Schools	2
Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50
Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools	219
Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	276
Best Value Public & Social Service Schools	398
Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	457
	493
Best Public & Social Service Schools	549
	615

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public administration and social service majors at Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies.

Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 128 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in public administration and social service from Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies in 2021, 20% were men and 80% 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 Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	48
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies 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

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 Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Community Organization & Advocacy	128

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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 MA, the home state for Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
General and Operations Managers	77,580	$135,820
Medical and Health Services Managers	15,380	$133,900
Social and Human Service Assistants	15,230	$35,390
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	12,340	$48,670
Healthcare Social Workers	10,040	$61,960

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.