Public Administration & Social Service at Southern Methodist University

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

SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and has a total student population of 12,373. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 students received a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from SMU.

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.

SMU Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

SMU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public administration and social service programs across the country. The following shows how SMU performed in these rankings.

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 SMU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	436
	522
Most Focused Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	579

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 49 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Administration & Social Service from SMU in 2020-2021, 31% were men and 69% were women. The typical public administration and social service bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at SMU since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at SMU 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 Southern Methodist University with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	29
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SMU 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

If you plan to be a public administration and 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 Southern Methodist University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Policy	49

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
• Legal Professions

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 TX, the home state for Southern Methodist University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
General and Operations Managers	195,730	$125,870
Medical and Health Services Managers	30,010	$105,450
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Social and Human Service Assistants	19,970	$36,000
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	19,510	$48,920

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 Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.