Undergraduate Certificates in Public Administration & Social Service

This degree is more popular with female students, and about 50% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.2% of public administration & social service graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Public Administration & Social Service Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 441 people earned their undergraduate certificate in public administration & social service. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in public administration & social service at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Master’s Degree	50,313
Bachelor’s Degree	34,829
Associate Degree	6,755
Graduate Certificate	2,081
Basic Certificate	1,593
Doctor’s Degree	1,572
Undergraduate Certificate	441

Earnings of Public Administration & Social Service Majors With Undergraduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in public administration & social service is $23,198. This number may vary for a lot of reasons. For instance, you may decide to move to a location where people with your degree are rare and make more money. To get a better picture, earnings for this category of people can range from a low of $22,740 to a high of $23,655.

Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in public administration & social service is $12,650. The length of time it takes you to graduate and what college you attend can affect this number quite a bit. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $15,700 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $12,635.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their undergraduate certificate in public administration & social service. About 80.5% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	86
Women	355

The racial-ethnic distribution of public administration & social service undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	9
Black or African American	69
Hispanic or Latino	96
White	206
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	60

Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
	249
	46
	35
	2

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to public administration & social service that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
	566

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Image Credit: By University of the Fraser Valley under License

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