Public Administration & Social Service at Northern Arizona 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 Northern Arizona University stacks up to those at other schools.

NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and approximately 29,566 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.

NAU Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NAU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

NAU does offer online education options in public administration & social service for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

NAU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at NAU 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.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at NAU

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

NAU Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration & social service at NAU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Northern Arizona University with a bachelor's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	46
White	73
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

NAU Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. NAU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	44
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northern Arizona University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	14
Human Services	4
Public Policy	3

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 AZ, the home state for Northern Arizona University.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
General and Operations Managers	50,540	$102,470
Managers	8,520	$101,630
Medical and Health Services Managers	8,160	$115,770
Social and Human Service Assistants	7,560	$34,190
Chief Executives	6,630	$194,360

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
• Image Credit: By Teksaz227 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.