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Public Administration & Social Service at University at Albany

Public Administration & Social Service at University at Albany

Every public administration & 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 & social service program at University at Albany stacks up to those at other schools.

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and approximately 17,688 students attend the school each year.

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.

UAlbany Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

UAlbany Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at UAlbany 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.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration & social service, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at UAlbany

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

UAlbany Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. The typical public administration & social service bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at UAlbany since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration & social service at UAlbany are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 35
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UAlbany Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

70% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. UAlbany does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a public administration & social service master's degree from UAlbany, 58% 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 University at Albany with a master's in public administration & social service.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 8
Black or African American 29
Hispanic or Latino 24
White 114
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

If you plan to be a public administration & 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 University at Albany. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration 73
Public Policy 34

Careers That Public Administration & Social Service Grads May Go Into

A degree in public administration & 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 University at Albany.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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