Public Administration & Social Service at University of Wyoming

Every public administration & social service school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public administration & social service program at University of Wyoming stacks up to those at other schools.

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and has a total student population of 11,829.

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.

UW Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

UW Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at UW 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 UW

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

UW Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration & social service at UW 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 Wyoming with a bachelor's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UW Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. UW does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public administration & social service master's degree from UW, 83% 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 Wyoming with a master's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	34
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	21

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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation	Jobs in WY	Average Salary in WY
General and Operations Managers	5,250	$105,920
Medical and Health Services Managers	850	$100,720
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	770	$50,200
Social and Human Service Assistants	770	$34,710
Managers	770	$100,310

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 ProgWork1 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.