Public Administration & Social Service at Valdosta State University

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

VSU is located in Valdosta, Georgia and approximately 12,304 students attend the school each year.

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

VSU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration & 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 & social service majors at Valdosta State University.

VSU Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Of the students who received a public administration & social service master's degree from VSU, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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 & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	36
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	51
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

If you plan to be a public administration & 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 Valdosta State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	43

Related Majors

Careers That Public Administration & Social Service Grads May Go Into

A degree in public administration & 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.