Public Administration & Social Service at San Francisco State University

Every public administration and social service school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public administration and social service program at San Francisco State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SFSU is located in San Francisco, California and has a total student population of 27,349. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 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.

SFSU Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

SFSU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at SFSU

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

SFSU Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of public administration and social service master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. SFSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 74% of degree recipients. That is 32% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

If you plan to be a public administration and social service major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at San Francisco State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	38
Public Administration	32

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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 Francisco 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 Briantrejo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.