Public Administration & Social Service at Southern Wesleyan University

What traits are you looking for in a public administration and social service school? To help you decide if Southern Wesleyan University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public administration and social service program.

SWU is located in Central, South Carolina and has a total student population of 1,345. In 2021, 22 public administration and social service majors received their bachelor's degree from SWU.

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.

SWU Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Online Classes Are Available at SWU

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? SWU offers distance education options for public administration and social service at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

SWU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public administration and social service programs across the country. The following shows how SWU 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 SWU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	94
Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	373
Best Public & Social Service Schools	430
Best Value Public & Social Service Schools	507
	578

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at SWU

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

SWU Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of public administration and social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

SWU 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 Wesleyan University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Services	22

Related Majors

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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 SC, the home state for Southern Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
General and Operations Managers	32,520	$101,400
Social and Human Service Assistants	6,170	$31,660
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,470	$98,780
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	3,320	$38,930
Health Specialties Professors	2,980	$72,470

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 Robert Thall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.