Public Administration & Social Service at Westfield State University

If you plan to study public administration & social service, take a look at what Westfield State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Westfield is located in Westfield, Massachusetts and approximately 5,395 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.

Westfield Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Westfield Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at Westfield 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.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Westfield

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

Westfield Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration & social service at Westfield 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 Westfield State University with a bachelor's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Westfield Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. Westfield does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public administration & social service master's degree from Westfield, 66% 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 Westfield State University with a master's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	77
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

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 Westfield State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	15

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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 MA, the home state for Westfield State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
General and Operations Managers	77,580	$135,820
Medical and Health Services Managers	15,380	$133,900
Social and Human Service Assistants	15,230	$35,390
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	12,340	$48,670
Healthcare Social Workers	10,040	$61,960

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.