Public Administration & Social Service at California State University - Los Angeles

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 California State University - Los Angeles stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 26,745 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 149 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.

Cal State LA Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Cal State LA Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Cal State LA

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

Cal State LA Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 149 students graduated with a master's degree in public administration and social service from Cal State LA. About 24% were men and 76% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. Cal State LA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 87% of degree recipients. That is 45% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Los Angeles with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	97
White	13
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

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 California State University - Los Angeles. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	110
Public Administration	39

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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 CA, the home state for California State University - Los Angeles.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
General and Operations Managers	249,800	$137,640
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Social and Human Service Assistants	50,600	$43,330
Medical and Health Services Managers	34,510	$125,770
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	31,290	$59,500

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 Justefrain under License

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