Public Administration & Social Service at Syracuse University

If you are interested in studying public administration & social service, you may want to check out the program at Syracuse University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and has a total student population of 21,322.

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.

Syracuse Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Syracuse Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at Syracuse 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration & social service, making the school the #86 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Syracuse

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

Syracuse Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% 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 Syracuse since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration & social service at Syracuse 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 Syracuse University with a bachelor's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	88
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Syracuse Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. Syracuse does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public administration & social service master's degree from Syracuse, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	137
International Students	33
Other Races/Ethnicities	30

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 Syracuse University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	281
Human Services	17
Public Policy	5

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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 Syracuse 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 Justing under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.