Public Administration & Social Service at Regent University

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

Regent is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and approximately 10,483 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 32 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.

Regent Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Regent Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Regent

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

Regent Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of public administration and social service master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. Regent does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 66% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

The following public administration and social service concentations are available at Regent University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Regent University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	32

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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 VA, the home state for Regent University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
General and Operations Managers	52,440	$142,000
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	9,340	$51,880
Medical and Health Services Managers	7,650	$116,770
Social and Human Service Assistants	7,250	$33,580

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 DebateLord under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.