Public Administration & Social Service at Texas Southern University

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

TSU is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 7,015 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 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.

TSU Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

TSU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at TSU

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

TSU Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 students earned a master's degree in public administration and social service from TSU. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. TSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 28% more men than average.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 92% of degree recipients. That is 50% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	37
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Texas Southern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	48

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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 Texas Southern 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 WhisperToMe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.