Public Administration & Social Service at George Fox University

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

GFU is located in Newberg, Oregon and approximately 4,106 students attend the school each year. Of the 651 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from George Fox University in 2021, 27 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.

GFU Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

GFU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public administration and social service programs across the country. The following shows how GFU performed in these rankings.

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 GFU 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	159
Most Focused Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	175
Best Public & Social Service Schools	193
Most Popular Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	322

In 2021, 33 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from GFU. This makes it the #323 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at GFU

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

GFU Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 27 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Administration & Social Service from GFU in 2020-2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at GFU 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 George Fox University with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

GFU Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of public administration and social service master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from GFU, 67% 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 George Fox University with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

GFU 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 George Fox University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	60

Related Majors

• 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 OR, the home state for George Fox University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
General and Operations Managers	32,960	$107,670
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Social and Human Service Assistants	6,630	$38,020
Medical and Health Services Managers	4,680	$118,730
Social and Community Service Managers	3,950	$63,590

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 George Fox University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.