Public Administration & Social Service at University of Southern Mississippi

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

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and approximately 14,606 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 60 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.

Southern Miss Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Southern Miss Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of public administration and social service master's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

The following public administration and social service concentations are available at University of Southern Mississippi. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Southern Mississippi. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	60

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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 MS, the home state for University of Southern Mississippi.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
General and Operations Managers	23,850	$77,800
Medical and Health Services Managers	3,010	$94,800
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,700	$35,100
Social and Human Service Assistants	2,230	$28,710

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 Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.