Public Administration & Social Service at Baruch College

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

Baruch is located in New York, New York and approximately 19,740 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 163 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.

Baruch Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Baruch Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Baruch

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

Baruch Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 163 students graduated with a master's degree in public administration and social service from Baruch. About 34% were men and 66% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. Baruch does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 68% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	44
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	45
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	163

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 NY, the home state for Baruch College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
General and Operations Managers	163,250	$156,260
Social and Human Service Assistants	37,340	$37,180
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	28,530	$58,050
Medical and Health Services Managers	25,830	$143,030
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.