Public Administration & Social Service at Northern Arizona University

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

NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and approximately 29,566 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 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.

NAU Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Online Classes Are Available at NAU

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.

NAU does offer online education options in public administration and social service for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

NAU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at NAU

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

NAU Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 public administration and social service majors earned their master's degree from NAU. Of these graduates, 14% were men and 86% were women.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from NAU, 55% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Northern Arizona University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	43
Public Administration	6
Human Services	4
Public Policy	3

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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 AZ, the home state for Northern Arizona University.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
General and Operations Managers	50,540	$102,470
Managers	8,520	$101,630
Medical and Health Services Managers	8,160	$115,770
Social and Human Service Assistants	7,560	$34,190
Chief Executives	6,630	$194,360

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 Teksaz227 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.