Public Administration & Social Service at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

If you plan to study public administration & social service, take a look at what Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

FDU is located in Teaneck, New Jersey and approximately 7,479 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.

FDU Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

FDU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at FDU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public administration & social service majors at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus.

FDU Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. FDU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the public administration & social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus with a master's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	12
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	94

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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 NJ, the home state for Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
General and Operations Managers	43,070	$167,600
Social and Human Service Assistants	27,220	$36,470
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,260	$116,750
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	5,530	$124,130

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 Jim.henderson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.