Public Administration & Social Service at New York University

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

NYU is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 52,775. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 692 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.

NYU Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service
• Doctorate Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Online Classes Are Available at NYU

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.

NYU 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

NYU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

There were 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration and social service, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

The public administration and social service program at NYU awarded 692 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 19% of these degrees went to men with the other 81% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	57
Black or African American	72
Hispanic or Latino	104
White	333
International Students	72
Other Races/Ethnicities	54

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 New York University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	519
Public Administration	191
Community Organization & Advocacy	19
Other Public Administration	7

Related Majors

• Military Technologies & Applied Sciences
• Legal Professions

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 New York University.

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 Cincin12 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.