Public Administration & Social Service at San Jose State University

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

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and has a total student population of 36,208.

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.

San Jose State Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service
• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

San Jose State Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

In the public administration & social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 77% of degree recipients. That is 33% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	36
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	111
White	43
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

If you plan to be a public administration & 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 Jose State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	16

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

Careers That Public Administration & Social Service Grads May Go Into

A degree in public administration & 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 Jose 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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.