Public Administration & Social Service at Sul Ross State University

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

Sul Ross is located in Alpine, Texas and approximately 2,345 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 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.

Sul Ross Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Sul Ross Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Sul Ross

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

Sul Ross Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 public administration and social service majors earned their master's degree from Sul Ross. Of these graduates, 100% were men and 0% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. Sul Ross does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 78% more men than average.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 38% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

If you plan to be a public administration and social service major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Sul Ross State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	5

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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 TX, the home state for Sul Ross State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
General and Operations Managers	195,730	$125,870
Medical and Health Services Managers	30,010	$105,450
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Social and Human Service Assistants	19,970	$36,000
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	19,510	$48,920

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 Adavyd under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.