Public Administration & Social Service at University of Southern California

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 University of Southern California stacks up to those at other schools.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,182 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.

USC 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 USC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Master’s Degree

USC Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

There were 198 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration and social service, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,182 public administration and social service majors earned their master's degree from USC. Of these graduates, 22% were men and 78% were women.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	105
Black or African American	129
Hispanic or Latino	411
White	316
International Students	98
Other Races/Ethnicities	123

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 University of Southern California. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	1,081
Public Policy	166
Public Administration	164
Other Public Administration	22

Related Majors

• Military Technologies & Applied Sciences
• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• Legal Professions

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 University of Southern California.

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 Original uploader was Padsquad19 at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.