Public Administration & Social Service at University of Saint Joseph

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

USJ is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and has a total student population of 2,305. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 66 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.

USJ Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

USJ Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at USJ

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

USJ Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 66 public administration and social service students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from USJ, about 12% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from USJ, 55% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Saint Joseph. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	66

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 CT, the home state for University of Saint Joseph.

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 Eddy.dossantos2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.