Public Administration & Social Service at Loras College

What traits are you looking for in a public administration and social service school? To help you decide if Loras College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public administration and social service program.

Loras is located in Dubuque, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,404. Of the 340 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Loras College in 2021, 18 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.

Loras Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Loras Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public administration and social service programs across the country. The following shows how Loras 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 Loras 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 Public & Social Service Schools	55
	118
	131

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Loras

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

Loras Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 18 public administration and social service students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Loras, about 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical public administration and social service bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Loras since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at Loras 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 Loras College 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	2
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Loras 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

Public Administration & Social Service majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Loras College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	18

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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 IA, the home state for Loras College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
General and Operations Managers	23,570	$99,720
Medical and Health Services Managers	6,670	$85,800
Social and Human Service Assistants	4,660	$35,030
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,930	$44,720
Managers	2,880	$101,360

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 Bahua at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.