Public Administration & Social Service at University of Central Florida

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

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and has a total student population of 71,881.

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.

UCF 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 UCF

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Master’s Degree

UCF Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at UCF 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 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration & social service, making the school the #18 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at UCF

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

UCF Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical public administration & social service bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at UCF since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 University of Central Florida with a bachelor's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	42
Hispanic or Latino	61
White	64
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UCF Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Of the students who received a public administration & social service master's degree from UCF, 55% 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 University of Central Florida with a master's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	54
Hispanic or Latino	69
White	174
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

If you plan to be a public administration & 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 University of Central Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	222
Other Public Administration	29

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 FL, the home state for University of Central Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
General and Operations Managers	123,800	$112,600
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Chief Executives	20,860	$187,870
Community and Social Service Specialists	15,220	$40,050
Healthcare Social Workers	10,660	$50,950

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 Breezy Baldwin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.