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Public Administration & Social Service at University of Kansas

Public Administration & Social Service at University of Kansas

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

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and approximately 26,744 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.

KU 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

Online Classes Are Available at KU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

KU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at KU 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration & social service, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

87% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration & social service at KU 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 Kansas with a bachelor's in public administration & social service.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 45
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

KU Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

83% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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Of the students who received a public administration & social service master's degree from KU, 72% 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 Kansas with a master's in public administration & social service.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 28
White 168
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 17

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 Kansas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration 65
Public Policy 1

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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation Jobs in KS Average Salary in KS
General and Operations Managers 18,240 $97,920
Social and Human Service Assistants 3,980 $33,620
Medical and Health Services Managers 3,890 $94,050
Chief Executives 3,790 $172,100
Managers 2,420 $102,560

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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