Public Administration & Social Service at Adams State University

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

Adams State is located in Alamosa, Colorado and has a total student population of 3,164.

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.

Adams State Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Adams State Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Adams State

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

Adams State Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. Adams State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

In the public administration & social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	5

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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 CO, the home state for Adams State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
General and Operations Managers	39,200	$131,920
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	6,700	$51,060
Health Specialties Professors	5,810	$144,880
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,460	$118,540

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 Michael Rael under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.