Public Administration & Social Service at Indiana University - Bloomington

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

IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and approximately 43,064 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.

IU Bloomington Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at IU Bloomington

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, IU Bloomington does offer online courses in public administration & social service for the following degree levels:

IU Bloomington Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at IU Bloomington 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.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration & social service, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at IU Bloomington

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

IU Bloomington Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women. The typical public administration & social service bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at IU Bloomington since its program graduates 42% more men than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration & social service at IU Bloomington 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 Indiana University - Bloomington with a bachelor's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	321
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

IU Bloomington Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. IU Bloomington does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public administration & social service master's degree from IU Bloomington, 67% 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 Indiana University - Bloomington with a master's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	156
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

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 Indiana University - Bloomington. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	757
Public Policy	3

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

Careers That Public Administration & Social Service Grads May Go Into

A degree in public administration & 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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Bloomington.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
General and Operations Managers	54,610	$103,370
Medical and Health Services Managers	7,350	$101,720
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	7,240	$40,090
Social and Human Service Assistants	6,530	$31,080

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 Nyttend under License

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