Public Administration & Social Service at South University’s online programs

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 South University's online programs stacks up to those at other schools.

South University's online programs is located in Savannah, Georgia and approximately 5,405 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.

South University’s online programs Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Online Classes Are Available at South University's online programs

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? South University's online programs offers distance education options for public administration and social service at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

South University’s online programs Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at South University's online programs

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public administration and social service majors at South University’s online programs.

South University’s online programs Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 17 students who graduated with a master’s in public administration and social service from South University's online programs in 2021, 29% were men and 71% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. South University's online programs does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 82% of degree recipients. That is 40% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from South University's online programs 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	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 South University's online programs. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	17

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 GA, the home state for South University's online programs.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
General and Operations Managers	85,920	$113,440
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Medical and Health Services Managers	8,790	$111,850
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	8,660	$41,040
Social and Human Service Assistants	8,070	$29,360

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.