Public Administration & Social Service at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

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

Ship is located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 6,130. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 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.

Ship Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Ship Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Ship

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

Ship Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 33 students who earned a master's degree in Public Administration & Social Service from Ship in 2020-2021, 24% were men and 76% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. Ship does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from Ship, 67% 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 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	23
Public Administration	10

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 PA, the home state for Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
General and Operations Managers	80,160	$133,480
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	20,160	$43,680
Social and Human Service Assistants	18,480	$34,320
Medical and Health Services Managers	16,410	$97,310
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160

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 Cgboeree under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.