Public Administration & Social Service at Vanderbilt University

Every public administration and 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 and social service program at Vanderbilt University stacks up to those at other schools.

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 13,537. In 2021, 35 public administration and social service majors received their bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt.

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.

Vanderbilt Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Vanderbilt Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at Vanderbilt compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and social service major at Vanderbilt 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
Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	303
Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools	351
	497
	580

In 2021, 37 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from Vanderbilt. This makes it the #296 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 35 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in public administration and social service from Vanderbilt in 2021, 37% were men and 63% were women. The typical public administration and social service bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Vanderbilt since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt University with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Vanderbilt Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students graduated with a master's degree in public administration and social service from Vanderbilt. About 19% were men and 81% were women.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from Vanderbilt, 73% 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 Vanderbilt University with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	27
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Vanderbilt 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

The following public administration and social service concentations are available at Vanderbilt University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Vanderbilt University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Policy	59
Community Organization & Advocacy	13

Related Majors

• Legal Professions

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 TN, the home state for Vanderbilt University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
General and Operations Managers	41,980	$110,580
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Medical and Health Services Managers	10,320	$101,550
Chief Executives	6,680	$152,730
Health Specialties Professors	5,690	$102,310

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 Dansan4444 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.