Public Administration & Social Service at Fairfield University

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

Fairfield U is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and has a total student population of 5,513. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 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.

Fairfield U Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Fairfield U Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Fairfield U

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

Fairfield U Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

The public administration and social service program at Fairfield U awarded 10 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. Fairfield U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 28% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Fairfield University 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	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Fairfield University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	10

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 CT, the home state for Fairfield University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
General and Operations Managers	30,330	$155,890
Social and Human Service Assistants	8,300	$40,800
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,510	$129,480
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	5,370	$69,520

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 Stagophile under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.