Public Administration & Social Service at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 88 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.

WVU Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

WVU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 88 students graduated with a master's degree in public administration and social service from WVU. 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. WVU 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 WVU, 88% 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 University with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	77
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	54
Public Administration	34

Related Majors

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• 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 WV, the home state for West Virginia 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 Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.