Public Administration & Social Service at Thomas Edison State University

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

TESU is located in Trenton, New Jersey and approximately 10,495 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 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.

TESU Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Online Classes Are Available at TESU

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.

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

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

TESU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at TESU

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

TESU Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a master's degree in public administration and social service from TESU. About 20% were men and 80% were women.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Public Administration	6

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 NJ, the home state for Thomas Edison State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
General and Operations Managers	43,070	$167,600
Social and Human Service Assistants	27,220	$36,470
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,260	$116,750
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	5,530	$124,130

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.