Public Administration & Social Service at Grand Valley State University

If you are interested in studying public administration and social service, you may want to check out the program at Grand Valley State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and has a total student population of 23,350. In 2021, 169 public administration and social service majors received their bachelor's degree from GVSU.

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.

GVSU Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

GVSU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration and social service major at GVSU 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.

In 2021, 154 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from GVSU. This makes it the #94 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at GVSU

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

GVSU Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 169 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Administration & Social Service from GVSU in 2020-2021, 12% were men and 88% were women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at GVSU 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 Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	128
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

GVSU Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 154 students graduated with a master's degree in public administration and social service from GVSU. About 12% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from GVSU, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	123
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

GVSU 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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	227
Public Administration	96

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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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
General and Operations Managers	58,140	$122,160
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	13,790	$50,620
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,960	$111,780
Social and Human Service Assistants	10,240	$31,640
Managers	6,370	$98,780

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 Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.