Public Administration & Social Service at Duke University

Every public administration & social service school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public administration & social service program at Duke University stacks up to those at other schools.

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and has a total student population of 16,172.

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.

Duke Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Duke Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at Duke 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration & social service, making the school the #100 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Duke

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

Duke Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical public administration & social service bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Duke since its program graduates 27% more men than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration & social service at Duke 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 Duke University with a bachelor's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	79
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Duke Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. Duke does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	62
International Students	42
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Duke University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Policy	269

Related Majors

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 NC, the home state for Duke 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 Bjoertvedt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.