Public Administration & Social Service at Valdosta State University

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

VSU is located in Valdosta, Georgia and approximately 12,304 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 72 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.

VSU Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at VSU

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.

VSU does offer online education options in public administration and social service for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

VSU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration and social service, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at VSU

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

VSU Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 72 public administration and social service majors earned their master's degree from VSU. Of these graduates, 28% were men and 72% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. VSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	33
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	34
International Students	2
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 Valdosta State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	43
Social Work	42

Related Majors

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 GA, the home state for Valdosta State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
General and Operations Managers	85,920	$113,440
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Medical and Health Services Managers	8,790	$111,850
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	8,660	$41,040
Social and Human Service Assistants	8,070	$29,360

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 Jadvii under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.