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Public Administration & Social Service at Northern Kentucky University

Public Administration & Social Service at Northern Kentucky University

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

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211.

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.

NKU Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

NKU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at NKU 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 NKU

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

NKU Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

90% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration & social service at NKU 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 Northern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in public administration & social service.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 49
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

NKU Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

85% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

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Of the students who received a public administration & social service master's degree from NKU, 77% 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 Northern Kentucky University with a master's in public administration & social service.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 85
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

The following public administration & social service concentations are available at Northern Kentucky University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Kentucky University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration 24

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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
General and Operations Managers 30,240 $89,750
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 7,740 $40,950
Medical and Health Services Managers 5,000 $91,820
Social and Human Service Assistants 4,510 $30,220
Chief Executives 3,300 $152,670

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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