Public Administration & Social Service at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

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 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs stacks up to those at other schools.

UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and has a total student population of 12,380. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 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.

UCCS Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

UCCS Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at UCCS

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

UCCS Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 41 public administration and social service students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UCCS, about 39% were men and 61% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. UCCS does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	45

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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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
General and Operations Managers	39,200	$131,920
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	6,700	$51,060
Health Specialties Professors	5,810	$144,880
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,460	$118,540

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 Jeffrey M Foster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.