Public Administration & Social Service at The University of Texas at Austin

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

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and approximately 50,476 students attend the school each year.

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.

UT Austin Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Public Administration & Social Service (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service
• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

UT Austin Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration & social service, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. UT Austin does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public administration & social service master's degree from UT Austin, 57% 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 The University of Texas at Austin with a master's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	68
White	151
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Policy	103

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

Careers That Public Administration & Social Service Grads May Go Into

A degree in public administration & 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 The University of Texas at Austin.

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 Reid Sullivan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.