Public Administration & Social Service at University of Houston - Downtown

What traits are you looking for in a public administration and social service school? To help you decide if University of Houston - Downtown is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public administration and social service program.

UH Downtown is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 15,239 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 65 students received a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from UH Downtown.

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.

UH Downtown Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

UH Downtown Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and social service major at UH Downtown 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
Best Value Public & Social Service Schools	140
Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	147
Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	148
Best Public & Social Service Schools	161

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at UH Downtown

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

UH Downtown Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 65 public administration and social service majors earned their bachelor's degree from UH Downtown. Of these graduates, 11% were men and 89% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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 Houston - Downtown with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	10
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UH Downtown 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

The following public administration and social service concentations are available at University of Houston - Downtown. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Houston - Downtown. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	65

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 TX, the home state for University of Houston - Downtown.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
General and Operations Managers	195,730	$125,870
Medical and Health Services Managers	30,010	$105,450
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Social and Human Service Assistants	19,970	$36,000
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	19,510	$48,920

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 Nick22aku under License

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