Public Administration & Social Service at California State University - Northridge

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

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and has a total student population of 40,381. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 390 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.

CSUN Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Online Classes Are Available at CSUN

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

CSUN does offer online education options in public administration and social service for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

CSUN Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 390 public administration and social service students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from CSUN, about 23% were men and 77% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. CSUN does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	108
White	63
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	179

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 - Northridge. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	265
Social Work	148

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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 - Northridge.

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 Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.