Public Administration & Social Service at University of Pennsylvania

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

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 26,552. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 222 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.

UPenn 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 UPenn

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? UPenn offers distance education options for public administration and social service at the following degree levels:

UPenn Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration and social service, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 222 students graduated with a master's degree in public administration and social service from UPenn. About 19% were men and 81% were women.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from UPenn, 59% 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 Pennsylvania with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	130
International Students	39
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	180
Public Administration	59
Public Policy	4

Related Majors

• 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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
General and Operations Managers	80,160	$133,480
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	20,160	$43,680
Social and Human Service Assistants	18,480	$34,320
Medical and Health Services Managers	16,410	$97,310
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160

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 WestCoastivieS under License

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