Public Administration & Social Service at Johns Hopkins University

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

Johns Hopkins is located in Baltimore, Maryland and approximately 28,890 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 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.

Johns Hopkins Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Online Classes Are Available at Johns Hopkins

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Johns Hopkins does offer online education options in public administration and social service for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Johns Hopkins Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Johns Hopkins

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

Johns Hopkins Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of public administration and social service master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. Johns Hopkins does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	18
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

If you plan to be a public administration and social service major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Johns Hopkins University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	65

Related Majors

• Military Technologies & Applied Sciences

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 MD, the home state for Johns Hopkins University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
General and Operations Managers	48,180	$137,700
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,210	$127,080
Social and Human Service Assistants	8,080	$35,520
Healthcare Social Workers	5,090	$58,350

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 Lester Spence under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.