Public Administration & Social Service at George Washington University

If you plan to study public administration & social service, take a look at what George Washington University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 students attend the school each year.

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.

GWU Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

GWU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at GWU 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration & social service, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% 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 GWU since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration & social service at GWU 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 Washington University with a bachelor's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

GWU Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. GWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public administration & social service master's degree from GWU, 51% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	76
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Policy	69
Public Administration	67
Human Services	16

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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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
General and Operations Managers	25,930	$150,970
Managers	19,910	$147,460
Political Scientists	3,220	$120,610
Social Scientists	2,690	$102,300
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,080	$70,270

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 Michiel1972 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.