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Public Administration & Social Service at Shepherd University

Public Administration & Social Service at Shepherd University

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

Shepherd University is located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia and approximately 3,159 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.

Shepherd University Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Shepherd University Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at Shepherd 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.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Shepherd University

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

Shepherd University Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration & social service at Shepherd 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 Shepherd University with a bachelor's in public administration & social service.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 22
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

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 WV, the home state for Shepherd University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
General and Operations Managers 11,100 $87,430
Social and Human Service Assistants 1,910 $30,750
Managers 1,880 $77,290
Medical and Health Services Managers 1,610 $110,130
Government Programs Eligibility Interviewers 1,400 $28,640

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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