Public Administration & Social Service at Gordon State College

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

Gordon is located in Barnesville, Georgia and has a total student population of 3,231. Of the 255 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Gordon State College in 2021, 56 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.

Gordon Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Gordon Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and social service major at Gordon 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
Most Focused Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38
Best Value Public & Social Service Schools	146
Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	195
Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools	413
	458
	552
Best Public & Social Service Schools	563

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Gordon

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

Gordon Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from Gordon. About 5% were men and 95% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public administration and social service bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Gordon 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

If you plan to be a public administration and social service major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Gordon State College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Services	56

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 GA, the home state for Gordon State College.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
General and Operations Managers	85,920	$113,440
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Medical and Health Services Managers	8,790	$111,850
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	8,660	$41,040
Social and Human Service Assistants	8,070	$29,360

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.