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

If you are interested in studying public administration and social service, you may want to check out the program at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

IUPUI is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and has a total student population of 29,390. In 2021, 250 public administration and social service majors received their bachelor's degree from IUPUI.

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
• Doctorate 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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? IUPUI offers distance education options for public administration and social service at the following degree levels:

IUPUI Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at IUPUI 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	51
	212

In 2021, 551 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from IUPUI. This makes it the #11 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration and 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 and social service majors at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

IUPUI Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 250 public administration and social service majors earned their bachelor's degree from IUPUI. Of these graduates, 19% were men and 81% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	168
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

IUPUI Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 551 public administration and social service students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from IUPUI, about 19% were men and 81% were women.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from IUPUI, 73% 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 and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	78
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	403
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

IUPUI also has a doctoral program available in public administration and social service. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	577
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 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 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.