Public Administration & Social Service at Castleton University

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

Castleton is located in Castleton, Vermont and has a total student population of 2,211. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from Castleton.

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.

Castleton Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Castleton Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public administration and social service programs across the country. The following shows how Castleton performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and social service major at Castleton 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 Schools	201
Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	338

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Castleton

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

Castleton Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 30 public administration and social service students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Castleton, about 13% were men and 87% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at Castleton 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 Castleton University with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Castleton 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

The following public administration and social service concentations are available at Castleton University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Castleton University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	30

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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 VT, the home state for Castleton University.

Occupation	Jobs in VT	Average Salary in VT
General and Operations Managers	3,530	$96,950
Social and Human Service Assistants	2,320	$35,400
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,250	$50,270
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,090	$42,620
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,060	$103,030

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 Jared C. Benedict under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.