Public Administration & Social Service at John Jay College of Criminal Justice

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

John Jay is located in New York, New York and approximately 15,766 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 228 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.

John Jay Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

John Jay Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at John Jay

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

John Jay Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 228 public administration and social service students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from John Jay, about 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. John Jay does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 33% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	67
Hispanic or Latino	83
White	52
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	214
Community Organization & Advocacy	14

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 NY, the home state for John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

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.