Public Administration & Social Service at University of Southern Mississippi

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

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and has a total student population of 14,606.

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.

Southern Miss Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Southern Miss Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at Southern 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.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss 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.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Southern Mississippi with a bachelor's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Southern Miss Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Of the students who received a public administration & social service master's degree from Southern Miss, 53% 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 Southern Mississippi with a master's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Southern Mississippi. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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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 MS, the home state for University of Southern 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.