Public Administration & Social Service at Sacred Heart University

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

Sacred Heart is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and approximately 9,313 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 99 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.

Sacred Heart Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Online Classes Are Available at Sacred Heart

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Master’s Degree

Sacred Heart Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Sacred Heart

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

Sacred Heart Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 99 students who earned a master's degree in Public Administration & Social Service from Sacred Heart in 2020-2021, 15% were men and 85% were women.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from Sacred Heart, 55% 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 Sacred Heart University with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	54
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	88
Public Administration	11

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 CT, the home state for Sacred Heart University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
General and Operations Managers	30,330	$155,890
Social and Human Service Assistants	8,300	$40,800
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,510	$129,480
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	5,370	$69,520

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 Unknownwikidata:Q4233718 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.