Public Administration & Social Service at Appalachian State University

If you are interested in studying public administration and 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. In 2021, 99 public administration and social service majors received their bachelor's degree from Appalachian State.

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 and social service at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Appalachian State Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at Appalachian State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	170
Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	186

In 2021, 91 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from Appalachian State. This makes it the #153 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

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 and social service majors at Appalachian State University.

Appalachian State Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 99 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Administration & Social Service from Appalachian State in 2020-2021, 13% were men and 87% were women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and 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 and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	76
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Appalachian State Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 91 public administration and social service majors earned their master's degree from Appalachian State. Of these graduates, 36% were men and 64% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. Appalachian State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from Appalachian State, 91% 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 and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	83
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Appalachian State also has a doctoral program available in public administration and social service. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	152
Public Administration	40

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• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
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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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Clayhefner under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.