Public Administration & Social Service at Boston University

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

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 32,718. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 331 students received their master's degree in public administration and social service.

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.

Boston U Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Boston U Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration and social service, making the school the #59 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 331 public administration and social service majors earned their master's degree from Boston U. Of these graduates, 12% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from Boston U, 65% 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 Boston University with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	215
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	34

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

If you plan to be a public administration and 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 Boston University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	318
Public Administration	8
Other Public Administration	8
Public Policy	3

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• Legal Professions

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 MA, the home state for Boston 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 Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

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