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Public Administration & Social Service at Drake University

Public Administration & Social Service at Drake University

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

Drake is located in Des Moines, Iowa and has a total student population of 4,774.

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.

Drake Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Drake Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Drake

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

Drake Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

47% Women
16% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 53% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. Drake does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 33% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a public administration & social service master's degree from Drake, 82% 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 Drake University with a master's in public administration & social service.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 31
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration 33

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 IA, the home state for Drake University.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
General and Operations Managers 23,570 $99,720
Medical and Health Services Managers 6,670 $85,800
Social and Human Service Assistants 4,660 $35,030
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 2,930 $44,720
Managers 2,880 $101,360

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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