Public Administration & Social Service at California State University - San Marcos

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

CSUSM is located in San Marcos, California and has a total student population of 16,367. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 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.

CSUSM Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

CSUSM Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at CSUSM

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

CSUSM Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

The public administration and social service program at CSUSM awarded 58 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 7% of these degrees went to men with the other 93% going to women.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	22
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - San Marcos. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	58

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 - San Marcos.

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 Eamuscatuli under License

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