Public Administration & Social Service at College of Charleston

What traits are you looking for in a public administration & social service school? To help you decide if College of Charleston is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public administration & social service program.

C of C is located in Charleston, South Carolina and approximately 10,384 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.

C of C Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

C of C Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at C of C

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

C of C Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. C of C does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public administration & social service master's degree from C of C, 72% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

If you plan to be a public administration & 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 College of Charleston. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	22

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 SC, the home state for College of Charleston.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
General and Operations Managers	32,520	$101,400
Social and Human Service Assistants	6,170	$31,660
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,470	$98,780
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	3,320	$38,930
Health Specialties Professors	2,980	$72,470

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 Lkeadle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.