Public Administration & Social Service at Duke University

If you are interested in studying public administration and social service, you may want to check out the program at Duke University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and has a total student population of 16,172. In 2021, 190 public administration and social service majors received their bachelor's degree from Duke.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Duke Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	35
Best Value Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools	79
Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools	84
Most Focused Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools	107
Most Focused Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	268
Most Focused Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	377

In 2021, 76 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from Duke. This makes it the #183 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration and 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 and social service majors at Duke University.

Duke Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

The public administration and social service program at Duke awarded 190 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 44% of these degrees went to men with the other 56% going to 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 Duke since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	93
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Duke Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 76 students who graduated with a master’s in public administration and social service from Duke in 2021, 38% were men and 62% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration and 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 and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	38
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Duke also has a doctoral program available in public administration and social service. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

• Legal Professions

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 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.