Public Administration & Social Service at Boston University

Every public administration & social service school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public administration & social service program at Boston University stacks up to those at other schools.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 32,718.

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

• Undergrad Certificate in Public Administration & Social Service (1 - 4 Years)
• Master’s 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 & 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 & social service majors at Boston University.

Boston U Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

Of the students who received a public administration & social service master's degree from Boston U, 68% 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 & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	47
White	225
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

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 Boston University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	8
Other Public Administration	8
Public Policy	3

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 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.