Public Administration & Social Service at San Diego State University

What traits are you looking for in a public administration and social service school? To help you decide if San Diego State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public administration and social service program.

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 36,334. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 172 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.

SDSU Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

SDSU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 172 students who graduated with a master’s in public administration and social service from SDSU in 2021, 19% were men and 81% were women.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	58
White	68
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	104
Public Administration	66
Other Public Administration	2

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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 San Diego State 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 Wikipedia User:Geographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.