Public Administration & Social Service at The University of Texas at Dallas

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

UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and has a total student population of 28,669. In 2021, 38 public administration and social service majors received their bachelor's degree from UT Dallas.

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.

UT Dallas Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

UT Dallas Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at UT Dallas 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 UT Dallas 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 Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools	22
Most Focused Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools	38
Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools	224
Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	479

In 2021, 36 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from UT Dallas. This makes it the #305 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration and social service, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at UT Dallas

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

UT Dallas Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 38 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Administration & Social Service from UT Dallas in 2020-2021, 24% were men and 76% 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 UT Dallas since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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 The University of Texas at Dallas with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	14
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UT Dallas Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 36 students who earned a master's degree in Public Administration & Social Service from UT Dallas in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. UT Dallas does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 31% more men than average.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	15
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UT Dallas also has a doctoral program available in public administration and social service. In 2021, 16 students 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 The University of Texas at Dallas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Texas at Dallas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	72
Public Policy	52

Related Majors

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 The University of Texas at Dallas.

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 Stan9999 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.