Public Administration & Social Service at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and approximately 31,142 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.

UNLV Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

UNLV Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration & social service, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at UNLV

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public administration & social service majors at University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

UNLV Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. UNLV does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

In the public administration & social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Nevada - Las Vegas with a master's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	38
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

If you plan to be a public administration & 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 Nevada - Las Vegas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	74
Public Policy	12

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
General and Operations Managers	18,330	$128,080
Managers	7,120	$102,060
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	3,130	$52,410
Medical and Health Services Managers	2,360	$121,120
Social and Human Service Assistants	2,090	$36,850

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 Stan Shebs under License

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