Public Administration & Social Service at Suffolk County Community College

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

Suffolk County Community College is located in Selden, New York and has a total student population of 22,570.

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.

Suffolk County Community College Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Suffolk County Community College Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

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Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Suffolk County Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public administration and social service majors at Suffolk County Community College.

Suffolk County Community College Public Administration & Social Service Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of public administration and social service associate's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

Suffolk County Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in public administration and social service graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Suffolk County Community College with a associate's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Suffolk County Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Services	23

Related Majors

• Legal Professions
• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 Suffolk County Community College.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.