Public Administration & Social Service at University of Kentucky

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

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and approximately 29,986 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 217 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.

UK Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UK

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UK offers distance education options for public administration and social service at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UK Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration and social service, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 217 students who earned a master's degree in Public Administration & Social Service from UK in 2020-2021, 28% were men and 72% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. UK does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from UK, 69% 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 Kentucky with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	149
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

The following public administration and social service concentations are available at University of Kentucky. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Kentucky. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	262
Public Administration	40
Public Policy	22

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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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
General and Operations Managers	30,240	$89,750
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	7,740	$40,950
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,000	$91,820
Social and Human Service Assistants	4,510	$30,220
Chief Executives	3,300	$152,670

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 Seicer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.