Public Administration & Social Service at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

Every public administration & social service school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public administration & social service program at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis stacks up to those at other schools.

IUPUI is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and has a total student population of 29,390.

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.

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

Online Classes Are Available at IUPUI

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, IUPUI does offer online courses in public administration & social service for the following degree levels:

IUPUI Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at IUPUI 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 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration & social service, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at IUPUI

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

IUPUI Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% 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 IUPUI since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration & social service at IUPUI 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 - Purdue University - Indianapolis with a bachelor's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	126
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

IUPUI Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Of the students who received a public administration & social service master's degree from IUPUI, 69% 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 - Purdue University - Indianapolis with a master's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	70
Hispanic or Latino	47
White	347
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	181
Community Organization & Advocacy	73
Public Policy	5

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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 - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

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 Daderot under License

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