Public Administration & Social Service at Mount Mercy 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 Mount Mercy University stacks up to those at other schools.

Mount Mercy is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,705. Of the 430 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mount Mercy University in 2021, 21 of them were public administration and social service majors.

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.

Mount Mercy Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Mount Mercy Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at Mount Mercy 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 Mount Mercy 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	149
Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	441
Most Focused Public & Social Service Schools	450
Best Value Public & Social Service Schools	511

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Mount Mercy

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

Mount Mercy Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 21 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Administration & Social Service from Mount Mercy in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at Mount Mercy 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 Mount Mercy University with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	21

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 IA, the home state for Mount Mercy University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
General and Operations Managers	23,570	$99,720
Medical and Health Services Managers	6,670	$85,800
Social and Human Service Assistants	4,660	$35,030
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,930	$44,720
Managers	2,880	$101,360

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.