Public Administration & Social Service at Metropolitan State University

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

Metro State is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and approximately 7,552 students attend the school each year.

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.

Metro State 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 Metro State

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? Metro State offers distance education options for public administration & social service at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Metro State Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Metro State

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

Metro State Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. Metro State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 35% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public administration & social service master's degree from Metro State, 62% 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 Metropolitan State University with a master's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Metropolitan State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Community Organization & Advocacy	24
Public Administration	10

Related Majors

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 MN, the home state for Metropolitan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
General and Operations Managers	46,440	$112,120
Social and Human Service Assistants	15,000	$36,160
Managers	9,350	$128,590
Medical and Health Services Managers	8,220	$110,490
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	8,150	$55,560

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 Tony Webster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.