Public Administration & Social Service at Tompkins Cortland Community College

If you plan to study public administration and social service, take a look at what Tompkins Cortland Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Tompkins Cortland is located in Dryden, New York and approximately 4,764 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.

Tompkins Cortland Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Tompkins Cortland Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

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Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Tompkins Cortland

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

Tompkins Cortland Public Administration & Social Service Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of public administration and social service associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in public administration and social service only graduates about 19% men each year. The program at Tompkins Cortland may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in public administration and social service at Tompkins Cortland are white. Around 63% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Tompkins Cortland Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Services	32

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 Tompkins Cortland 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.