Public Administration & Social Service at University of North Dakota

If you are interested in studying public administration and social service, you may want to check out the program at University of North Dakota. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UND is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and approximately 13,615 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 86 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.

UND Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Online Classes Are Available at UND

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.

UND does offer online education options in public administration and social service for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

UND Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at UND

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

UND Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 86 students who earned a master's degree in Public Administration & Social Service from UND in 2020-2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from UND, 78% 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 North Dakota with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	67
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of North Dakota. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	74
Public Administration	13
Public Policy	2

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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 ND, the home state for University of North Dakota.

Occupation	Jobs in ND	Average Salary in ND
General and Operations Managers	7,550	$103,100
Social and Human Service Assistants	1,200	$37,120
Managers	1,130	$109,820
Medical and Health Services Managers	920	$111,430
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	750	$54,870

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 MatthewUND under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.