Public Administration & Social Service at Stony Brook University

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

SUNY Stony Brook is located in Stony Brook, New York and has a total student population of 26,782. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 students received a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from SUNY Stony Brook.

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.

SUNY Stony Brook Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

SUNY Stony Brook Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at SUNY Stony Brook 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 SUNY Stony Brook 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	64
	456

In 2021, 268 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from SUNY Stony Brook. This makes it the #34 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in public administration and social service, making the school the #133 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

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

SUNY Stony Brook Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 public administration and social service majors earned their bachelor's degree from SUNY Stony Brook. Of these graduates, 14% were men and 86% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Stony Brook University with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

SUNY Stony Brook Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 268 public administration and social service majors earned their master's degree from SUNY Stony Brook. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were women.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from SUNY Stony Brook, 55% 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 Stony Brook University with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	34
Hispanic or Latino	51
White	148
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

SUNY Stony Brook 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Stony Brook University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	299
Public Policy	20

Related Majors

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 NY, the home state for Stony Brook University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
General and Operations Managers	163,250	$156,260
Social and Human Service Assistants	37,340	$37,180
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	28,530	$58,050
Medical and Health Services Managers	25,830	$143,030
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230

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 Danski14 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.