Public Administration & Social Service at Mississippi Valley State University

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

Mississippi Valley State University is located in Itta Bena, Mississippi and approximately 2,032 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 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.

Mississippi Valley State University Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Mississippi Valley State University Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Mississippi Valley State University

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

Mississippi Valley State University Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

The public administration and social service program at Mississippi Valley State University awarded 17 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 6% of these degrees went to men with the other 94% going to women.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 58% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mississippi Valley State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Services	15
Public Administration	2

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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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 MS, the home state for Mississippi Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
General and Operations Managers	23,850	$77,800
Medical and Health Services Managers	3,010	$94,800
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,700	$35,100
Social and Human Service Assistants	2,230	$28,710

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 Chillin662 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.