Public Administration & Social Service at University of North Georgia

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

UNG is located in Dahlonega, Georgia and has a total student population of 19,793.

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.

UNG Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UNG

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UNG does offer online courses in public administration & social service for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UNG Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at UNG 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 UNG

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

UNG Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration & social service at UNG 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 North Georgia with a bachelor's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNG Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. UNG does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public administration & social service master's degree from UNG, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 North Georgia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Services	39
Public Administration	17

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 GA, the home state for University of North Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
General and Operations Managers	85,920	$113,440
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Medical and Health Services Managers	8,790	$111,850
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	8,660	$41,040
Social and Human Service Assistants	8,070	$29,360

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.