Public Administration & Social Service at University of Vermont

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

UVM is located in Burlington, Vermont and has a total student population of 13,292. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 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.

UVM Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

UVM Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at UVM

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

UVM Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of public administration and social service master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from UVM, 81% 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 Vermont with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	36
Public Administration	11
Public Policy	5

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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 VT, the home state for University of Vermont.

Occupation	Jobs in VT	Average Salary in VT
General and Operations Managers	3,530	$96,950
Social and Human Service Assistants	2,320	$35,400
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,250	$50,270
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,090	$42,620
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,060	$103,030

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.