Public Administration & Social Service at University of Wyoming

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

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and has a total student population of 11,829. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 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.

UW Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

UW Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at UW

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

UW Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 public administration and social service majors earned their master's degree from UW. Of these graduates, 16% were men and 84% were women.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from UW, 73% 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 Wyoming with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	33
International Students	1
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 Wyoming. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	32
Public Administration	21

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
• 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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation	Jobs in WY	Average Salary in WY
General and Operations Managers	5,250	$105,920
Medical and Health Services Managers	850	$100,720
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	770	$50,200
Social and Human Service Assistants	770	$34,710
Managers	770	$100,310

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 ProgWork1 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.