Public Administration & Social Service at Widener University

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

Widener is located in Chester, Pennsylvania and approximately 6,150 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 274 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.

Widener Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Widener Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in public administration and social service, making the school the #123 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Widener

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

Widener Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 274 students who earned a master's degree in Public Administration & Social Service from Widener in 2020-2021, 9% were men and 91% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	72
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	137
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	45

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

The following public administration and social service concentations are available at Widener University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Widener University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	264
Public Administration	11

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• 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 PA, the home state for Widener University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
General and Operations Managers	80,160	$133,480
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	20,160	$43,680
Social and Human Service Assistants	18,480	$34,320
Medical and Health Services Managers	16,410	$97,310
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160

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 User:Smallbones at English Wikipedia. under License

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