Public Administration & Social Service at Hope College

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

Hope is located in Holland, Michigan and approximately 3,061 students attend the school each year. Of the 831 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Hope College in 2021, 21 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.

Hope Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Hope Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

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

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 Hope 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 Public & Social Service Schools	251
Most Focused Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	316
Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	410
Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	441

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Hope

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

Hope Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from Hope. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at Hope 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 Hope College with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Hope 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 Hope College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Hope College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	21

Related Majors

• 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 MI, the home state for Hope College.

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 Trenner1945 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.