Public Administration & Social Service at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

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

UMBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a total student population of 13,497.

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.

UMBC Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Public Administration & Social Service (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service
• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

UMBC Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at UMBC 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 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration & social service, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at UMBC

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

UMBC Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Maryland - Baltimore County with a bachelor's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	31
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UMBC Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. UMBC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public administration & social service master's degree from UMBC, 56% 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 University of Maryland - Baltimore County with a master's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 University of Maryland - Baltimore County. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Policy	21

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - Baltimore County.

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 Tim Menzies under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.