Public Administration & Social Service at Southern University at New Orleans

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

SUNO is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a total student population of 2,264. In 2021, 35 public administration and social service majors received their bachelor's degree from SUNO.

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.

SUNO Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

SUNO Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at SUNO compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and social service major at SUNO 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
Most Focused Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	11
Most Focused Public & Social Service Schools	11
Most Focused Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37
Most Popular Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	218
	273
Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	276
Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools	283
Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	303
Best Value Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	343
	363
Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	425
Best Value Public & Social Service Schools	482
	483
Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	487
Best Public & Social Service Schools	626

In 2021, 64 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from SUNO. This makes it the #219 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at SUNO

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

SUNO Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 35 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Administration & Social Service from SUNO in 2020-2021, 26% were men and 74% 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 SUNO since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public administration and social service bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern University at New Orleans with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

SUNO Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 64 public administration and social service students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SUNO, about 19% were men and 81% were women.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 89% of degree recipients. That is 44% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern University at New Orleans with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	56
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

SUNO 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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	91
Public Administration	8

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 LA, the home state for Southern University at New Orleans.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
General and Operations Managers	27,790	$115,060
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Medical and Health Services Managers	4,540	$100,710
Community and Social Service Specialists	4,490	$38,450
Social and Human Service Assistants	3,750	$30,360

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 Augustus06 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.