Public Administration & Social Service at University of Nebraska at Kearney

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

UNK is located in Kearney, Nebraska and has a total student population of 6,225. In 2021, 44 public administration and social service majors received their bachelor's degree from UNK.

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.

UNK Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

UNK Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at UNK 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 UNK 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47
	175
Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools	472

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at UNK

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

UNK Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 44 students earned a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from UNK. About 93% of these graduates were women and the other 7% were men.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at UNK 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 Nebraska at Kearney with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNK 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

The following public administration and social service concentations are available at University of Nebraska at Kearney. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Nebraska at Kearney. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	44

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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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska at Kearney.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
General and Operations Managers	16,950	$96,900
Social and Human Service Assistants	3,420	$28,540
Medical and Health Services Managers	2,790	$107,250
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,770	$41,560
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	1,920	$98,250

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.