Public Administration & Social Service at University of the Southwest

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

USW is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and approximately 904 students attend the school each year.

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.

USW Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Online Classes Are Available at USW

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

USW does offer online education options in public administration & social service for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

USW Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at USW

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

USW Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the public administration & social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

If you plan to be a public administration & 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 the Southwest. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	3

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 NM, the home state for University of the Southwest.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
General and Operations Managers	13,880	$101,720
Social and Human Service Assistants	3,400	$33,630
Managers	2,850	$96,490
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,830	$41,460
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,640	$122,650

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 Bildungsroman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.