Public Administration & Social Service at University of Maine at Fort Kent

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

UMFK is located in Fort Kent, Maine and approximately 1,624 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 7 public administration and social service majors received their bachelor's degree from UMFK.

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.

UMFK Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service
• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

UMFK Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at UMFK 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 UMFK 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 Focused Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	266
Most Focused Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools	284
Most Popular Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools	332
Most Focused Public & Social Service Schools	488
Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	679
Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools	1,027

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at UMFK

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

UMFK Public Administration & Social Service Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of public administration and social service associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maine at Fort Kent with a associate's in public administration and social service.

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

UMFK Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 public administration and social service students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UMFK, about 57% were men and 43% 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 UMFK since its program graduates 38% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at UMFK 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 Maine at Fort Kent with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

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

UMFK 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

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Maine at Fort Kent. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	8

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 ME, the home state for University of Maine at Fort Kent.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
General and Operations Managers	12,510	$98,100
Social and Human Service Assistants	3,230	$34,830
Medical and Health Services Managers	2,000	$93,100
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,550	$52,130
Managers	1,380	$96,570

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 Tysto under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.