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Public Administration & Social Service at Purdue University Global

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

Purdue University Global is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and has a total student population of 43,927. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 258 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.

Purdue University Global Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Online Classes Are Available at Purdue University Global

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? Purdue University Global offers distance education options for public administration and social service at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree
  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

Purdue University Global Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Purdue University Global

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

Purdue University Global Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

83% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 258 students earned a master's degree in public administration and social service from Purdue University Global. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men.

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In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 105
Hispanic or Latino 21
White 114
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 17

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 Purdue University Global. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Services 206
Public Administration 52

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 Purdue University Global.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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