Public Administration & Social Service at Michigan State University

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

Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and has a total student population of 49,695.

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.

Michigan State Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service
• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Michigan State Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at Michigan State 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration & social service, making the school the #100 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Michigan State

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

Michigan State Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration & social service at Michigan State 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 Michigan State University with a bachelor's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	49
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Michigan State Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. Michigan State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public administration & social service master's degree from Michigan State, 59% 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 Michigan State University with a master's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	22
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

If you plan to be a public administration & social service major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Michigan State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Policy	30

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

Careers That Public Administration & Social Service Grads May Go Into

A degree in public administration & 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 MI, the home state for Michigan State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
General and Operations Managers	58,140	$122,160
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	13,790	$50,620
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,960	$111,780
Social and Human Service Assistants	10,240	$31,640
Managers	6,370	$98,780

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 Jeffness under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.