Public Administration & Social Service at Old Dominion University

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

Old Dominion is located in Norfolk, Virginia and has a total student population of 24,286.

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.

Old Dominion Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Online Classes Are Available at Old Dominion

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

Old Dominion Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration & social service, making the school the #86 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Old Dominion

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

Old Dominion Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. Old Dominion does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

In the public administration & social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Old Dominion University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	44

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 Old Dominion 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 D’Ana Knowles under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.