Public Administration & Social Service at University of Southern Maine

What traits are you looking for in a public administration & social service school? To help you decide if University of Southern Maine is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public administration & social service program.

University of Southern Maine is located in Portland, Maine and has a total student population of 8,022.

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.

University of Southern Maine Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at University of Southern Maine

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? University of Southern Maine offers distance education options for public administration & social service at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

University of Southern Maine Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration & social service, making the school the #70 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at University of Southern Maine

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

University of Southern Maine Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. University of Southern Maine 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 & social service master's degree from University of Southern Maine, 86% 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 Southern Maine with a master's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	51
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Policy	27

Related Majors

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 ME, the home state for University of Southern Maine.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
General and Operations Managers	12,510	$98,100
Social and Human Service Assistants	3,230	$34,830
Medical and Health Services Managers	2,000	$93,100
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,550	$52,130
Managers	1,380	$96,570

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 John Phelan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.