Public Administration & Social Service at Henderson State University

If you plan to study public administration and social service, take a look at what Henderson State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Henderson State University is located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and approximately 3,163 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students received a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from Henderson State University.

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.

Henderson State University Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Public Administration & Social Service (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Henderson State University Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and social service major at Henderson State University 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
Best Value Public & Social Service Basic Certificate Schools	17
Best Public & Social Service Schools	603
Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools	718

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Henderson State University

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

Henderson State University Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students earned a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from Henderson State University. About 79% of these graduates were women and the other 21% were men. The typical public administration and social service bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Henderson State University since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 Henderson 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	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	18
Public Administration	1

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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 AR, the home state for Henderson State University.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
General and Operations Managers	20,440	$87,650
Medical and Health Services Managers	4,900	$85,290
Social and Human Service Assistants	3,570	$30,390
Managers	3,360	$86,410
Chief Executives	2,150	$126,960

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 Brandonrush under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.