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Public Administration & Social Service at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

Public Administration & Social Service at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

If you plan to study public administration & social service, take a look at what Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Ship is located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania and approximately 6,130 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.

Ship Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Ship

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Ship offers distance education options for public administration & social service at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Ship Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at Ship 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 Ship

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

Ship Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

87% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

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About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration & social service at Ship 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 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in public administration & social service.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 28
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Ship Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

74% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 26% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. Ship does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a public administration & social service master's degree from Ship, 78% 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 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania with a master's in public administration & social service.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 21
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration 14

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 PA, the home state for Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
General and Operations Managers 80,160 $133,480
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 20,160 $43,680
Social and Human Service Assistants 18,480 $34,320
Medical and Health Services Managers 16,410 $97,310
Health Specialties Professors 12,420 $95,160

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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