Public Administration & Social Service at University of Nevada - Reno

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

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and has a total student population of 20,722.

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.

UNR Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

UNR Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at UNR 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.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public administration & 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 Nevada - Reno with a bachelor's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	40
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UNR Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Of the students who received a public administration & social service master's degree from UNR, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the public administration & social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	64
White	119
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

The following public administration & social service concentations are available at University of Nevada - Reno. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Nevada - Reno. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	4

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

Careers That Public Administration & Social Service Grads May Go Into

A degree in public administration & 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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Reno.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
General and Operations Managers	18,330	$128,080
Managers	7,120	$102,060
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	3,130	$52,410
Medical and Health Services Managers	2,360	$121,120
Social and Human Service Assistants	2,090	$36,850

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 delamare under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.