Public Administration & Social Service at University of San Francisco

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

USFCA is located in San Francisco, California and has a total student population of 10,068. Of the 1,682 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of San Francisco in 2021, 2 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.

USFCA Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

USFCA Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

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

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and social service major at USFCA 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
	22
Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	22
Best Public & Social Service Schools	39
Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	63
Most Popular Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	152
Best Value Public & Social Service Schools	214
Most Focused Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	823

In 2021, 91 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from USFCA. This makes it the #153 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at USFCA

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

USFCA Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Administration & Social Service from USFCA in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women. The typical public administration and social service bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at USFCA since its program graduates 81% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public administration and 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 San Francisco with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

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

USFCA Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 91 public administration and social service majors earned their master's degree from USFCA. Of these graduates, 30% were men and 70% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. USFCA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

USFCA 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

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 University of San Francisco. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	80
Human Services	13

Related Majors

• Legal Professions
• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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 CA, the home state for University of San Francisco.

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 Eric Chan under License

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