Public Administration & Social Service at Northeastern State University

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

NSU is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and approximately 7,349 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,476 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northeastern State University in 2021, 47 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.

NSU Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

NSU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public administration and social service programs across the country. The following shows how NSU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and social service major at NSU 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
	33
Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
Most Popular Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	360

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from NSU. This makes it the #361 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at NSU

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

NSU Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 47 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in public administration and social service from NSU in 2021, 13% were men and 87% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public administration and social service bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

NSU Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students graduated with a master's degree in public administration and social service from NSU. About 15% were men and 85% were women.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from NSU, 59% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	74

Related Majors

• Legal Professions
• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
• 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 OK, the home state for Northeastern State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
General and Operations Managers	25,770	$104,860
Medical and Health Services Managers	6,450	$90,680
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	6,330	$36,470
Chief Executives	3,600	$157,540
Healthcare Social Workers	1,980	$48,580

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 CPacker under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.