Public Administration & Social Service at Stanford University

What traits are you looking for in a public administration and social service school? To help you decide if Stanford University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public administration and social service program.

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and has a total student population of 15,953. Of the 1,511 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University in 2021, 10 of them were public administration and social service majors.

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.

Stanford Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Stanford Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration and social service major at Stanford 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.

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from Stanford. This makes it the #393 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Stanford

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

Stanford Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 public administration and social service students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Stanford, about 40% were men and 60% 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 Stanford since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Stanford University with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Stanford Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 21 public administration and social service students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Stanford, about 76% were men and 24% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. Stanford does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 57% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Stanford 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

Public Administration & Social Service majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Stanford University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Policy	31

Related Majors

• Legal Professions

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 Stanford 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 Pere Joan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.