Public Administration & Social Service at Nebraska Wesleyan University

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

NWU is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and has a total student population of 1,924. Of the 419 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University in 2021, 26 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.

NWU Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

NWU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at NWU 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 NWU 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	16
	49
Most Focused Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	108
Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	238
Best Value Public & Social Service Schools	347
Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	380
Most Popular Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	571

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from NWU. This is the #572 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at NWU

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

NWU Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 26 public administration and social service students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from NWU, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at NWU 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 Nebraska Wesleyan 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	2
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	26

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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 NE, the home state for Nebraska Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
General and Operations Managers	16,950	$96,900
Social and Human Service Assistants	3,420	$28,540
Medical and Health Services Managers	2,790	$107,250
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,770	$41,560
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	1,920	$98,250

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.