Public Administration & Social Service at University of Mississippi

Every public administration and social service school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public administration and social service program at University of Mississippi stacks up to those at other schools.

Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and approximately 21,014 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 133 students received a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from Ole Miss.

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.

Ole Miss Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Ole Miss Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at Ole Miss 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 Ole Miss 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
	388
Best Value Public & Social Service Schools	444

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Ole Miss

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

Ole Miss Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 133 public administration and social service students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Ole Miss, about 19% were men and 81% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at Ole Miss 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 Mississippi with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	40
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	84
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Ole Miss 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

Public Administration & Social Service majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Mississippi. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	82
Public Policy	51

Related Majors

• Legal Professions
• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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 MS, the home state for University of Mississippi.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
General and Operations Managers	23,850	$77,800
Medical and Health Services Managers	3,010	$94,800
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,700	$35,100
Social and Human Service Assistants	2,230	$28,710

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 Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.