Public Administration & Social Service at Chestnut Hill College

If you plan to study public administration & social service, take a look at what Chestnut Hill College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CHC is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 1,528 students attend the school each year.

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.

CHC Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Public Administration & Social Service (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service
• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Online Classes Are Available at CHC

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? CHC offers distance education options for public administration & social service at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

CHC Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at CHC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public administration & social service majors at Chestnut Hill College.

CHC Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. CHC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

In the public administration & social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 23% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

The following public administration & social service concentations are available at Chestnut Hill College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Chestnut Hill College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Services	12

Related Majors

Careers That Public Administration & Social Service Grads May Go Into

A degree in public administration & 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 Chestnut Hill College.

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 Kiran under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.