Public Administration & Social Service at Utah Valley University

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

UVU is located in Orem, Utah and approximately 40,936 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 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.

UVU Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

UVU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at UVU

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

UVU Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 students graduated with a master's degree in public administration and social service from UVU. About 24% were men and 76% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. UVU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from UVU, 78% 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 Utah Valley University with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	43
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Utah Valley University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	55

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 UT, the home state for Utah Valley University.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
General and Operations Managers	44,760	$82,370
Social and Human Service Assistants	6,220	$28,840
Chief Executives	4,850	$165,020
Medical and Health Services Managers	3,560	$104,770
Managers	3,310	$102,290

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 uvuphotos under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.