Public Administration & Social Service at Portland State University

What traits are you looking for in a public administration & social service school? To help you decide if Portland State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public administration & social service program.

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 23,640 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.

Portland State University Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Portland State University Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at Portland State University 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.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration & social service, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. The typical public administration & social service bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Portland State University since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration & social service at Portland State University 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 Portland State University with a bachelor's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	70
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Portland State University Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Of the students who received a public administration & social service master's degree from Portland State University, 66% 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 Portland State University with a master's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	62
White	224
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	31

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

If you plan to be a public administration & social service major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Portland State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	48
Community Organization & Advocacy	32
Public Policy	25
Other Public Administration	1

Related Majors

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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
General and Operations Managers	32,960	$107,670
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Social and Human Service Assistants	6,630	$38,020
Medical and Health Services Managers	4,680	$118,730
Social and Community Service Managers	3,950	$63,590

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.