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Public Administration & Social Service at Missouri Southern State University

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Public Administration & Social Service at Missouri Southern State University

If you plan to study public administration and social service, take a look at what Missouri Southern State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Missouri Southern is located in Joplin, Missouri and has a total student population of 5,045. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from Missouri Southern.

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.

Missouri Southern Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Missouri Southern Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at Missouri Southern compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Missouri Southern 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
318
361
Best Public & Social Service Schools 501

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Missouri Southern

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

Missouri Southern Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

89% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The public administration and social service program at Missouri Southern awarded 28 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 11% of these degrees went to men with the other 89% going to women.

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About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at Missouri Southern 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 Missouri Southern State University with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 23
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work 23
Public Policy 5

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 MO, the home state for Missouri Southern State University.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
General and Operations Managers 46,490 $105,280
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 8,620 $37,680
Medical and Health Services Managers 6,840 $113,120
Healthcare Social Workers 5,680 $46,370
Health Specialties Professors 4,710 $148,840

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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