Public Administration & Social Service at Governors State University

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

GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and approximately 4,650 students attend the school each year. Of the 796 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Governors State University in 2021, 30 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.

GSU Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

GSU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and social service major at GSU 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 Schools	168
	219
Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools	294
	304
Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	338
Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	392

In 2021, 64 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from GSU. This makes it the #219 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at GSU

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

GSU 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.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Governors State University with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

GSU Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

The public administration and social service program at GSU awarded 64 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

GSU 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 Governors State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	75
Public Administration	19

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 IL, the home state for Governors State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
General and Operations Managers	122,790	$125,990
Medical and Health Services Managers	14,050	$121,900
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	13,910	$56,100
Social and Human Service Assistants	13,080	$32,910
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140

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 User:Astuishin under License

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