Public Administration & Social Service at Grambling State University

What traits are you looking for in a public administration and social service school? To help you decide if Grambling 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 Grambling, Louisiana and has a total student population of 5,438. In 2021, 29 public administration and social service majors received their bachelor's degree from GSU.

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

Online Classes Are Available at GSU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? GSU offers distance education options for public administration and social service at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

GSU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

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

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 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	145
Most Popular Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	373
Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	416
Best Value Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	431
Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	444
Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	520

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from GSU. This makes it the #374 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 Grambling State University.

GSU Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

The public administration and social service program at GSU awarded 29 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 3% of these degrees went to men with the other 97% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 48% 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 Grambling State University with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

GSU Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 24 students who earned a master's degree in Public Administration & Social Service from GSU in 2020-2021, 8% were men and 92% were women.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 96% of degree recipients. That is 51% better than the national average.*

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

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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	49
Public Administration	4

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
• 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 LA, the home state for Grambling State University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
General and Operations Managers	27,790	$115,060
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Medical and Health Services Managers	4,540	$100,710
Community and Social Service Specialists	4,490	$38,450
Social and Human Service Assistants	3,750	$30,360

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
• Image Credit: By Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.