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Public Administration & Social Service at Appalachian State University

Public Administration & Social Service at Appalachian State University

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

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and approximately 20,023 students attend the school each year.

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.

Appalachian State Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Appalachian State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Appalachian State offers distance education options for public administration & social service at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

Appalachian State Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at Appalachian State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Administration & Social Service. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Appalachian State

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

Appalachian State Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

89% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration & social service at Appalachian State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 76
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Appalachian State Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

74% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. Appalachian State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a public administration & social service master's degree from Appalachian State, 84% 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 Appalachian State University with a master's in public administration & social service.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 65
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration 40

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 NC, the home state for Appalachian State University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
General and Operations Managers 54,330 $131,600
Managers 11,990 $121,500
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 11,610 $46,990
Health Specialties Professors 10,090 $134,300
Medical and Health Services Managers 9,230 $117,650

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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