Public Administration & Social Service at Northwestern Oklahoma State University

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

NWOSU is located in Alva, Oklahoma and approximately 1,833 students attend the school each year. Of the 314 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern Oklahoma State University in 2021, 11 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.

NWOSU Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

NWOSU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at NWOSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 NWOSU 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
Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	590
Most Focused Public & Social Service Schools	611

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at NWOSU

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

NWOSU Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in public administration and social service from NWOSU in 2021, 9% were men and 91% were women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at NWOSU 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 Northwestern Oklahoma State University with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

NWOSU 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

If you plan to be a public administration and social service major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	11

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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 Northwestern Oklahoma 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.