Public Administration & Social Service at Towson University

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

Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and approximately 21,917 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,791 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Towson University in 2021, 128 of them were public administration and social service majors.

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.

Towson Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Towson Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public administration and social service programs across the country. The following shows how Towson performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and social service major at Towson 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50
Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools	57
	217

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from Towson. This makes it the #520 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Towson

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

Towson Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

The public administration and social service program at Towson awarded 128 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 3% of these degrees went to men with the other 97% going to women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at Towson 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 Towson University with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	68
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Towson Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 5 public administration and social service students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Towson, about 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from Towson, 80% 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 Towson University with a master's in public administration and social service.

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

Towson 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

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Towson University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Services	128
Community Organization & Advocacy	6

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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 MD, the home state for Towson University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
General and Operations Managers	48,180	$137,700
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,210	$127,080
Social and Human Service Assistants	8,080	$35,520
Healthcare Social Workers	5,090	$58,350

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 Amouzone under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.