Public Administration & Social Service at Bluffton University

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

Bluffton is located in Bluffton, Ohio and has a total student population of 750. In 2021, 10 public administration and social service majors received their bachelor's degree from Bluffton.

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.

Bluffton Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Bluffton Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at Bluffton 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 Bluffton 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 Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	85
Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	302
Most Focused Public & Social Service Schools	342
Best Value Public & Social Service Schools	427

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Bluffton

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

Bluffton Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students earned a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from Bluffton. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at Bluffton 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 Bluffton University with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	10

Related Majors

• 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 OH, the home state for Bluffton University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
General and Operations Managers	58,980	$118,470
Social and Human Service Assistants	15,210	$34,450
Medical and Health Services Managers	14,760	$101,390
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Health Specialties Professors	10,330	$130,280

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.