Public Administration & Social Service at Tennessee State University

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

Tennessee State University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 7,615 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.

Tennessee State University 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 Tennessee State University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

Tennessee State University Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at Tennessee State 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration & social service, making the school the #109 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Tennessee State University

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

Tennessee State University Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 51% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public administration & social service bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Tennessee State University Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. Tennessee State University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public administration & social service master's degree from Tennessee State University, 60% 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 Tennessee State University with a master's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	32
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	41
Public Policy	12

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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 TN, the home state for Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
General and Operations Managers	41,980	$110,580
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Medical and Health Services Managers	10,320	$101,550
Chief Executives	6,680	$152,730
Health Specialties Professors	5,690	$102,310

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 The Peep Holes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.