Public Administration & Social Service at Belhaven University

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

Belhaven is located in Jackson, Mississippi and has a total student population of 4,999.

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.

Belhaven Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Belhaven

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.

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

Belhaven Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Belhaven

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

Belhaven Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. Belhaven does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

In the public administration & social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 83% of degree recipients. That is 40% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

The following public administration & social service concentations are available at Belhaven University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Belhaven University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	50

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 MS, the home state for Belhaven University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
General and Operations Managers	23,850	$77,800
Medical and Health Services Managers	3,010	$94,800
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,700	$35,100
Social and Human Service Assistants	2,230	$28,710

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 David Lazich under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.