Public Administration & Social Service at Minnesota State University - Moorhead

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 Minnesota State University - Moorhead stacks up to those at other schools.

MSU Moorhead is located in Moorhead, Minnesota and approximately 5,547 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 students received a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from MSU Moorhead.

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.

MSU Moorhead Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

MSU Moorhead Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public administration and social service programs across the country. The following shows how MSU Moorhead 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 MSU Moorhead 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	22

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at MSU Moorhead

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

MSU Moorhead Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

The public administration and social service program at MSU Moorhead awarded 57 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 16% of these degrees went to men with the other 84% going to women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at MSU Moorhead 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 Minnesota State University - Moorhead with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

MSU Moorhead 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 Minnesota State University - Moorhead. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Minnesota State University - Moorhead. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	57

Related Majors

• Legal Professions
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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 MN, the home state for Minnesota State University - Moorhead.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
General and Operations Managers	46,440	$112,120
Social and Human Service Assistants	15,000	$36,160
Managers	9,350	$128,590
Medical and Health Services Managers	8,220	$110,490
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	8,150	$55,560

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.