Public Administration & Social Service at Simmons University

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

Simmons is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 6,263 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 555 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.

Simmons Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Simmons

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Simmons does offer online education options in public administration and social service for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Simmons Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration and social service, making the school the #100 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Simmons

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

Simmons Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

The public administration and social service program at Simmons awarded 555 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 87% going to women.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from Simmons, 53% 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 Simmons University with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	95
Hispanic or Latino	59
White	295
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	88

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Simmons University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	554
Public Policy	4

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 MA, the home state for Simmons 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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.