Public Administration & Social Service at Stony Brook University

If you plan to study public administration & social service, take a look at what Stony Brook University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SUNY Stony Brook is located in Stony Brook, New York and approximately 26,782 students attend the school each year.

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.

SUNY Stony Brook Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

SUNY Stony Brook Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in public administration & social service, making the school the #133 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

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

SUNY Stony Brook Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Of the students who received a public administration & social service master's degree from SUNY Stony Brook, 51% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the public administration & social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	41
Hispanic or Latino	61
White	146
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

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 Stony Brook University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Policy	20

Related Majors

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 NY, the home state for Stony Brook University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
General and Operations Managers	163,250	$156,260
Social and Human Service Assistants	37,340	$37,180
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	28,530	$58,050
Medical and Health Services Managers	25,830	$143,030
Health Specialties Professors	22,170	$127,230

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 Danski14 under License

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