Public Administration & Social Service at Lock Haven University

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

LHU is located in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,163 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from LHU.

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.

LHU Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

LHU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public administration and social service programs across the country. The following shows how LHU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and social service major at LHU 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
Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	168
Most Focused Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	221
Best Public & Social Service Schools	235
Most Focused Public & Social Service Schools	487
Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools	660

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at LHU

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

LHU Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 4% of public administration and social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at LHU 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 Lock Haven University with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

LHU 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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	24

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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 PA, the home state for Lock Haven University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
General and Operations Managers	80,160	$133,480
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	20,160	$43,680
Social and Human Service Assistants	18,480	$34,320
Medical and Health Services Managers	16,410	$97,310
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160

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 Ruhrfisch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.