Public Administration & Social Service at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 students attend the school each year.

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.

UGA Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Public Administration & Social Service (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service
• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

UGA Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at UGA 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 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration & social service, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 3% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 97% went to women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration & social service at UGA 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 Georgia with a bachelor's in public administration & social service.

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

UGA Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

Of the students who received a public administration & social service master's degree from UGA, 56% 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 Georgia with a master's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	71
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	153
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

The following public administration & social service concentations are available at University of Georgia. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Georgia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	81

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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
General and Operations Managers	85,920	$113,440
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Medical and Health Services Managers	8,790	$111,850
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	8,660	$41,040
Social and Human Service Assistants	8,070	$29,360

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.