Public Administration & Social Service at University of Connecticut

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

UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and has a total student population of 27,215.

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.

UCONN 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 UCONN

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UCONN offers distance education options for public administration & social service at the following degree levels:

UCONN Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at UCONN 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in public administration & social service, making the school the #123 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at UCONN

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

UCONN Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 4% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration & social service at UCONN are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UCONN Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. UCONN does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public administration & social service master's degree from UCONN, 63% 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 Connecticut with a master's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	135
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Connecticut. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Policy	63
Public Administration	62

Related Majors

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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 CT, the home state for University of Connecticut.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
General and Operations Managers	30,330	$155,890
Social and Human Service Assistants	8,300	$40,800
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,510	$129,480
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	5,370	$69,520

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.