Public Administration & Social Service at University of Denver

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 Denver stacks up to those at other schools.

DU is located in Denver, Colorado and has a total student population of 13,856. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 509 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.

DU Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

DU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration and social service, making the school the #86 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at DU

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

DU Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 509 public administration and social service students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from DU, about 9% were men and 91% were women.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from DU, 66% 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 University of Denver with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	43
Hispanic or Latino	80
White	336
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	34

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	543
Public Policy	7
Public Administration	2

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• Legal Professions

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 Denver.

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 CW221 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.