Public Administration & Social Service at University of La Verne

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

ULV is located in La Verne, California and has a total student population of 6,983. In 2021, 27 public administration and social service majors received their bachelor's degree from ULV.

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.

ULV 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 ULV

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? ULV offers distance education options for public administration and social service at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

ULV Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public administration and social service programs across the country. The following shows how ULV performed in these rankings.

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 ULV 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	12
Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51
	145
Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools	426

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from ULV. This makes it the #379 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration and social service, making the school the #86 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at ULV

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

ULV Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 public administration and social service majors earned their bachelor's degree from ULV. Of these graduates, 37% were men and 63% were women. The typical public administration and social service bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at ULV since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 La Verne with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

ULV Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of public administration and social service master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. ULV does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 87% of degree recipients. That is 42% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

ULV also has a doctoral program available in public administration and social service. In 2021, 4 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 La Verne. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	54

Related Majors

• Legal Professions

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 CA, the home state for University of La Verne.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
General and Operations Managers	249,800	$137,640
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Social and Human Service Assistants	50,600	$43,330
Medical and Health Services Managers	34,510	$125,770
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	31,290	$59,500

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 Bdx under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.