Public Administration & Social Service at Pepperdine University

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

Pepperdine is located in Malibu, California and has a total student population of 9,554. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 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.

Pepperdine Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Pepperdine Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Pepperdine

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

Pepperdine Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 public administration and social service majors earned their master's degree from Pepperdine. Of these graduates, 39% were men and 61% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. Pepperdine does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	15
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

The following public administration and social service concentations are available at Pepperdine University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Pepperdine University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Policy	31

Related Majors

• 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 CA, the home state for Pepperdine University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
General and Operations Managers	249,800	$137,640
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Social and Human Service Assistants	50,600	$43,330
Medical and Health Services Managers	34,510	$125,770
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	31,290	$59,500

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 Infratec~commonswiki under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.