Public Administration & Social Service at Augusta University

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

Augusta University is located in Augusta, Georgia and has a total student population of 8,920. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from Augusta University.

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.

Augusta University Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Augusta University Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and social service major at Augusta University 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
Most Focused Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	578

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from Augusta University. This makes it the #402 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Augusta University

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

Augusta University Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 public administration and social service majors earned their bachelor's degree from Augusta University. Of these graduates, 21% were men and 79% were women. The typical public administration and social service bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Augusta University since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public administration and social service bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Augusta University Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 20 students who earned a master's degree in Public Administration & Social Service from Augusta University in 2020-2021, 35% were men and 65% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. Augusta University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from Augusta University, 55% 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 Augusta 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	3
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	22
Public Administration	20
Public Policy	6

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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 GA, the home state for Augusta University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
General and Operations Managers	85,920	$113,440
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Medical and Health Services Managers	8,790	$111,850
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	8,660	$41,040
Social and Human Service Assistants	8,070	$29,360

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.