Public Administration & Social Service at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

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 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs stacks up to those at other schools.

UCCS is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and has a total student population of 12,380. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from UCCS.

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.

UCCS Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

UCCS Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at UCCS 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 UCCS 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 Focused Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools	74
Most Popular Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	278
Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	321
	505

In 2021, 41 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from UCCS. This makes it the #279 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at UCCS

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

UCCS Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from UCCS. About 27% were men and 73% 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 UCCS since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UCCS Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 public administration and social service majors earned their master's degree from UCCS. Of these graduates, 39% were men and 61% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. UCCS does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UCCS 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

Public Administration & Social Service majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	45
Human Services	15

Related Majors

• 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 CO, the home state for University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
General and Operations Managers	39,200	$131,920
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	6,700	$51,060
Health Specialties Professors	5,810	$144,880
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,460	$118,540

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 Jeffrey M Foster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.