Public Administration & Social Service at Troy University

Every public administration and social service school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public administration and social service program at Troy University stacks up to those at other schools.

TROY is located in Troy, Alabama and approximately 16,497 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 233 students received a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from TROY.

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.

TROY 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 TROY

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, TROY does offer online courses in public administration and social service for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

TROY Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

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

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 TROY 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 Online Public & Social Service Schools	8
Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools	22
	79
Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools	100
Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	187

In 2021, 241 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from TROY. This makes it the #46 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at TROY

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

TROY Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

The public administration and social service program at TROY awarded 233 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Troy University with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	114
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	98
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

TROY Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 241 students earned a master's degree in public administration and social service from TROY. About 88% of these graduates were women and the other 12% were men.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	114
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	60
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	61

TROY 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 Troy University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	315
Human Services	87
Public Administration	76

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
• 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 AL, the home state for Troy University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
General and Operations Managers	28,600	$118,440
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	3,460	$40,710
Medical and Health Services Managers	3,240	$101,560
Government Programs Eligibility Interviewers	2,910	$41,620
Healthcare Social Workers	2,770	$47,740

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 Mactones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.