Public Administration & Social Service at Texas Tech University

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

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and has a total student population of 40,322. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students received a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from Texas Tech.

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.

Texas Tech Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Texas Tech Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration and social service major at Texas Tech 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.

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from Texas Tech. This makes it the #419 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Texas Tech

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

Texas Tech Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

The public administration and social service program at Texas Tech awarded 25 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 16% of these degrees went to men with the other 84% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Texas Tech University with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Texas Tech Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 18 public administration and social service students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Texas Tech, about 22% were men and 78% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. Texas Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from Texas Tech, 67% 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 Texas Tech University with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Texas Tech 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Texas Tech University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	31
Public Administration	12

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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 TX, the home state for Texas Tech 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 Johan Hendrikse under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.