Public Administration & Social Service at Salem State University

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

Salem State is located in Salem, Massachusetts and approximately 7,242 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 118 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.

Salem State Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Salem State Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Salem State

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

Salem State Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

The public administration and social service program at Salem State awarded 118 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 12% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from Salem State, 71% 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 Salem State University with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	84
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 Salem State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	118
Public Policy	4

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
• 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 MA, the home state for Salem State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
General and Operations Managers	77,580	$135,820
Medical and Health Services Managers	15,380	$133,900
Social and Human Service Assistants	15,230	$35,390
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	12,340	$48,670
Healthcare Social Workers	10,040	$61,960

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 Fletcher6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.