Public Administration & Social Service at Elizabethtown College

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

Etown is located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 1,881. Of the 441 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Elizabethtown College in 2021, 15 of them were public administration and social service majors.

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.

Etown Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Etown

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Etown does offer online courses in public administration and social service for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

Etown Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and social service major at Etown 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
	1
Best Public & Social Service Schools	7
Best Value Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools	51
Best Value Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	116
Most Popular Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools	308
Most Focused Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	414
Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	516
Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools	700

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from Etown. This makes it the #520 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Etown

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

Etown Public Administration & Social Service Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of public administration and social service associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Etown does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in public administration and social service graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Etown Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of public administration and social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at Etown 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 Elizabethtown College with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Etown Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of public administration and social service master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from Etown, 100% 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 Elizabethtown College with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Etown 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 Elizabethtown College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Elizabethtown College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Services	11
Social Work	6
Public Policy	5

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 PA, the home state for Elizabethtown College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
General and Operations Managers	80,160	$133,480
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	20,160	$43,680
Social and Human Service Assistants	18,480	$34,320
Medical and Health Services Managers	16,410	$97,310
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.