Public Administration & Social Service at Marist College

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

Marist is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and approximately 6,600 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 83 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.

Marist Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Online Classes Are Available at Marist

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Marist offers distance education options for public administration and social service at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Marist Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Marist

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

Marist Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 83 students earned a master's degree in public administration and social service from Marist. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. Marist does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from Marist, 59% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	49
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Marist College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	83

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 Marist 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 Bpg00765 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.