Public Administration & Social Service at Idaho State University

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

ISU is located in Pocatello, Idaho and approximately 11,766 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,348 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Idaho State University in 2021, 22 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.

ISU Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

ISU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

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

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 ISU 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
	251
Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	429
Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools	480
Most Focused Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	665

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from ISU. This makes it the #393 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at ISU

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

ISU Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 22 public administration and social service students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from ISU, about 5% were men and 95% were women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at ISU 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 Idaho State University with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

ISU Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 21 public administration and social service students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from ISU, about 10% were men and 90% were women.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from ISU, 76% 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 Idaho State University with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

ISU 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

If you plan to be a public administration and social service major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Idaho State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	43

Related Majors

• Legal Professions
• 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 ID, the home state for Idaho State University.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
General and Operations Managers	13,190	$79,370
Social and Human Service Assistants	2,580	$33,070
Medical and Health Services Managers	2,070	$92,980
Managers	1,350	$85,070
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,310	$52,110

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 Staplegunther under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.