Public Administration & Social Service at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

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

IUPUI is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and approximately 29,390 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 551 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.

IUPUI 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 IUPUI

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? IUPUI offers distance education options for public administration and social service at the following degree levels:

IUPUI Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration and social service, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at IUPUI

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

IUPUI Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of public administration and social service master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from IUPUI, 73% 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 Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	78
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	403
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	413
Public Administration	109
Community Organization & Advocacy	59
Public Policy	5

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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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
General and Operations Managers	54,610	$103,370
Medical and Health Services Managers	7,350	$101,720
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	7,240	$40,090
Social and Human Service Assistants	6,530	$31,080

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 Daderot under License

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