Public Administration & Social Service at Radford University

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

Radford is located in Radford, Virginia and has a total student population of 10,695. In 2021, 44 public administration and social service majors received their bachelor's degree from Radford.

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.

Radford Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Radford Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at Radford 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 Radford 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
Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	176
	220
Most Focused Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	249
Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools	301

In 2021, 48 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from Radford. This makes it the #259 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Radford

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

Radford Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 students earned a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from Radford. About 93% of these graduates were women and the other 7% were men.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at Radford 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 Radford University with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Radford Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 48 students who graduated with a master’s in public administration and social service from Radford in 2021, 2% were men and 98% were women.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from Radford, 79% 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 Radford University with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Radford 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

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 Radford University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	92

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
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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 VA, the home state for Radford 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 Matt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.