Public Administration & Social Service at Carlow University

If you are interested in studying public administration and social service, you may want to check out the program at Carlow University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Carlow is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 1,976. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 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.

Carlow Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Online Classes Are Available at Carlow

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Master’s Degree

Carlow Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Carlow

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

Carlow Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

The public administration and social service program at Carlow awarded 10 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 10% of these degrees went to men with the other 90% going to women.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 70% of degree recipients. That is 28% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	10

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 PA, the home state for Carlow University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
General and Operations Managers	80,160	$133,480
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	20,160	$43,680
Social and Human Service Assistants	18,480	$34,320
Medical and Health Services Managers	16,410	$97,310
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.