Public Administration & Social Service at Vanderbilt University

What traits are you looking for in a public administration and social service school? To help you decide if Vanderbilt University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public administration and social service program.

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 13,537 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 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.

Vanderbilt Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Vanderbilt Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 37 public administration and social service students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Vanderbilt, about 19% were men and 81% were women.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from Vanderbilt, 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 Vanderbilt University with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	27
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Vanderbilt University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Policy	24
Community Organization & Advocacy	13

Related Majors

• 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 TN, the home state for Vanderbilt University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
General and Operations Managers	41,980	$110,580
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Medical and Health Services Managers	10,320	$101,550
Chief Executives	6,680	$152,730
Health Specialties Professors	5,690	$102,310

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 Dansan4444 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.