Public Administration & Social Service at University of Kansas

If you plan to study public administration and 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. Of the 4,600 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Kansas in 2021, 69 of them were public administration and social service majors.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service
• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service
• Doctorate 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 and social service at the following degree levels:

KU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at KU 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools	8
Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools	74

In 2021, 199 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from KU. This makes it the #65 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration and 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 and social service majors at University of Kansas.

KU Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of public administration and social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and 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 and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	47
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

KU Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 199 students who earned a master's degree in Public Administration & Social Service from KU in 2020-2021, 19% were men and 81% were women.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from KU, 70% 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 and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	139
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

KU also has a doctoral program available in public administration and social service. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

If you plan to be a public administration and social service major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Social Work	224
Public Administration	65
Public Policy	1

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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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Arnhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.