Public Administration & Social Service at Mercyhurst University

Every public administration and 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 and social service program at Mercyhurst University stacks up to those at other schools.

Mercyhurst is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,790 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from Mercyhurst.

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.

Mercyhurst Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Mercyhurst Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration and social service major at Mercyhurst 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.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Mercyhurst

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

Mercyhurst Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in public administration and social service from Mercyhurst in 2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at Mercyhurst 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 Mercyhurst University 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	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Mercyhurst 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 Mercyhurst University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mercyhurst University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	6

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• Military Technologies & Applied Sciences

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 Mercyhurst 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.