Public Administration & Social Service at Marist College

If you are interested in studying public administration & social service, you may want to check out the program at Marist College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Marist is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and approximately 6,600 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.

Marist Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service
• 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.

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

• 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 & social service majors at Marist College.

Marist Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. Marist does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public administration & social service master's degree from Marist, 63% 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 & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 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 & 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.