Public Administration & Social Service at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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

UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and approximately 32,441 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 Rio Grande Valley Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service
• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

UT Rio Grande Valley Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at UT Rio Grande Valley

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

UT Rio Grande Valley Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

In the public administration & social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 87% of degree recipients. That is 43% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	192
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	115

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 Rio Grande Valley.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.