Public Administration & Social Service at University of California - Berkeley

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 of California - Berkeley stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and approximately 42,327 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.

UC Berkeley Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at UC Berkeley 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 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration & social service, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public administration & social service bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UC Berkeley Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. UC Berkeley does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the public administration & social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	33
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	64
White	75
International Students	35
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Policy	114

Related Majors

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
General and Operations Managers	249,800	$137,640
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Social and Human Service Assistants	50,600	$43,330
Medical and Health Services Managers	34,510	$125,770
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	31,290	$59,500

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 LAgirl5252 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.