Public Administration & Social Service at College of Charleston

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

C of C is located in Charleston, South Carolina and approximately 10,384 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 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.

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 and social service majors at College of Charleston.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students earned a master's degree in public administration and social service from C of C. About 59% of these graduates were women and the other 41% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. C of C does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from C of C, 73% 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 and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

The following public administration and social service concentations are available at College of Charleston. 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 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 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.