Public Administration & Social Service at Eastern Michigan University

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

Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and approximately 16,294 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 187 students received a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from Eastern Michigan.

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.

Eastern Michigan Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Eastern Michigan Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at Eastern Michigan 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 Eastern Michigan 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 Master’s Degree Schools	290

In 2021, 73 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from Eastern Michigan. This makes it the #191 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Eastern Michigan

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

Eastern Michigan Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

The public administration and social service program at Eastern Michigan awarded 187 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 16% of these degrees went to men with the other 84% going to women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at Eastern Michigan 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 Eastern Michigan University with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	116
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Eastern Michigan Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 73 students earned a master's degree in public administration and social service from Eastern Michigan. About 81% of these graduates were women and the other 19% were men.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from Eastern Michigan, 64% 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 Eastern Michigan University with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	47
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Eastern Michigan 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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	236
Public Administration	25
Community Organization & Advocacy	2

Related Majors

• Legal Professions
• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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 MI, the home state for Eastern Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
General and Operations Managers	58,140	$122,160
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	13,790	$50,620
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,960	$111,780
Social and Human Service Assistants	10,240	$31,640
Managers	6,370	$98,780

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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.