Public Administration & Social Service at Portland State University

Every public administration and social service school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public administration and social service program at Portland State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 23,640. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 307 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.

Portland State University Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service
• Doctorate Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Portland State University Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration and social service, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 307 students graduated with a master's degree in public administration and social service from Portland State University. About 22% were men and 78% were women.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from Portland State University, 64% 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 Portland State University with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	198
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	36

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 Portland State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	250
Public Administration	48
Public Policy	25
Other Public Administration	1

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
General and Operations Managers	32,960	$107,670
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Social and Human Service Assistants	6,630	$38,020
Medical and Health Services Managers	4,680	$118,730
Social and Community Service Managers	3,950	$63,590

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.