Public Administration & Social Service at Grand Valley State University

If you are interested in studying public administration and social service, you may want to check out the program at Grand Valley State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and has a total student population of 23,350. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 154 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.

GVSU Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

GVSU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at GVSU

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

GVSU Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

The public administration and social service program at GVSU awarded 154 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 12% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from GVSU, 80% 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 Grand Valley State University with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	123
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	115
Public Administration	39

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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
General and Operations Managers	58,140	$122,160
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	13,790	$50,620
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,960	$111,780
Social and Human Service Assistants	10,240	$31,640
Managers	6,370	$98,780

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 Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.