Public Administration & Social Service at West Virginia State University

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

WVSU is located in Institute, West Virginia and approximately 3,638 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 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.

WVSU Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

WVSU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at WVSU

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

WVSU Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who graduated with a master’s in public administration and social service from WVSU in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from WVSU, 60% 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 West Virginia State University with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 West Virginia State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	10

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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 WV, the home state for West Virginia State University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
General and Operations Managers	11,100	$87,430
Social and Human Service Assistants	1,910	$30,750
Managers	1,880	$77,290
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,610	$110,130
Government Programs Eligibility Interviewers	1,400	$28,640

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 Richinstead under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.