Public Administration & Social Service at Union County College

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

Union County College is located in Cranford, New Jersey and approximately 8,298 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.

Union County College Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Online Classes Are Available at Union County College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Union County College offers distance education options for public administration and social service at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Union County College Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Union County College

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

Union County College Public Administration & Social Service Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of public administration and social service associate's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Union County 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 50% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Union County College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Services	37

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 NJ, the home state for Union County College.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
General and Operations Managers	43,070	$167,600
Social and Human Service Assistants	27,220	$36,470
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,260	$116,750
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	5,530	$124,130

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.