Public Administration & Social Service at University of North Georgia

If you are interested in studying public administration and social service, you may want to check out the program at University of North Georgia. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNG is located in Dahlonega, Georgia and has a total student population of 19,793. Of the 2,159 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of North Georgia in 2021, 32 of them were public administration and social service majors.

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UNG offers distance education options for public administration and social service at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UNG Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at UNG 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	198
Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	221
	377

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from UNG. This makes it the #374 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at UNG

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

UNG Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 32 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in public administration and social service from UNG in 2021, 9% were men and 91% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public administration and 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 North Georgia with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNG Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 24 students who earned a master's degree in Public Administration & Social Service from UNG in 2020-2021, 38% were men and 63% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. UNG does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from UNG, 79% 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 and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNG 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 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

• 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 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.