Public Administration & Social Service at Georgetown University

Every public administration and social service school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public administration and social service program at Georgetown University stacks up to those at other schools.

Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 19,371.

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.

Georgetown Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Georgetown Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

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Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Georgetown

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

Georgetown Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 208 students who graduated with a master’s in public administration and social service from Georgetown in 2021, 45% were men and 55% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. Georgetown does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	93
International Students	54
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

The following public administration and social service concentations are available at Georgetown University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Georgetown University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Policy	201
Public Administration	7

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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 DC, the home state for Georgetown 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 Lucas Cantor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.