Public Administration & Social Service at Norfolk State University

Every public administration & 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 & social service program at Norfolk State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Norfolk State is located in Norfolk, Virginia and approximately 5,457 students attend the school each year.

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.

Norfolk State Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Norfolk State Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at Norfolk 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration & social service, making the school the #109 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Norfolk State

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

Norfolk State Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 55% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public administration & social service bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Norfolk State University with a bachelor's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	48
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Norfolk State Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

In the public administration & social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 77% of degree recipients. That is 33% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Norfolk State University with a master's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Norfolk State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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 VA, the home state for Norfolk State University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
General and Operations Managers	52,440	$142,000
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	9,340	$51,880
Medical and Health Services Managers	7,650	$116,770
Social and Human Service Assistants	7,250	$33,580

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 Kevin Coles under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.