Public Administration & Social Service at Brigham Young University - Provo

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 Brigham Young University - Provo stacks up to those at other schools.

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and has a total student population of 36,461. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 123 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.

BYU Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

BYU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at BYU

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

BYU Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 123 students who earned a master's degree in Public Administration & Social Service from BYU in 2020-2021, 35% were men and 65% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. BYU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from BYU, 71% 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 Brigham Young University - Provo with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	87
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

If you plan to be a public administration and social service major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Brigham Young University - Provo. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	79
Social Work	38
Public Policy	6

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
• 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 UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
General and Operations Managers	44,760	$82,370
Social and Human Service Assistants	6,220	$28,840
Chief Executives	4,850	$165,020
Medical and Health Services Managers	3,560	$104,770
Managers	3,310	$102,290

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 Mwilson3 under License

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