Public Administration & Social Service at Bridgewater State University

Every public administration and 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 and social service program at Bridgewater State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Bridgewater State is located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 10,651. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 72 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.

Bridgewater State Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Bridgewater State Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Bridgewater State

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

Bridgewater State Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

The public administration and social service program at Bridgewater State awarded 72 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from Bridgewater State, 67% 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 Bridgewater State University with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	48
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	70
Public Administration	2

Related Majors

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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 Bridgewater 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 Jeremy Foote under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.