Public Administration & Social Service at Colorado Mesa University

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

Colorado Mesa is located in Grand Junction, Colorado and approximately 9,110 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 24 public administration and social service majors received their bachelor's degree from Colorado Mesa.

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.

Colorado Mesa Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Colorado Mesa Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and social service major at Colorado Mesa 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	290
Most Focused Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	546
Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools	660

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Colorado Mesa

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

Colorado Mesa Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from Colorado Mesa. About 13% were men and 88% were women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at Colorado Mesa are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public administration and social service bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Colorado Mesa University with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Colorado Mesa 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 Colorado Mesa University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	23
Public Administration	1

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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 CO, the home state for Colorado Mesa University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
General and Operations Managers	39,200	$131,920
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	6,700	$51,060
Health Specialties Professors	5,810	$144,880
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,460	$118,540

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 Cygnusloop99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.