Public Administration & Social Service at Howard University

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

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 10,859 students attend the school each year.

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.

Howard Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Howard Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in public administration and social service, making the school the #133 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Howard

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

Howard Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 69 public administration and social service majors earned their master's degree from Howard. Of these graduates, 16% were men and 84% were women.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 87% of degree recipients. That is 42% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	46
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	3
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	69

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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 DC, the home state for Howard University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
General and Operations Managers	25,930	$150,970
Managers	19,910	$147,460
Political Scientists	3,220	$120,610
Social Scientists	2,690	$102,300
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,080	$70,270

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 Josh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.