Public Administration & Social Service at Villanova 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 Villanova University stacks up to those at other schools.

Villanova is located in Villanova, Pennsylvania and approximately 11,032 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students received a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from Villanova.

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.

Villanova Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Villanova Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public administration and social service programs across the country. The following shows how Villanova performed in these rankings.

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 Villanova 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
Best Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools	8
Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	25
	204
	225
Most Focused Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	323
Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	478

In 2021, 60 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from Villanova. This makes it the #231 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Villanova

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

Villanova Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 public administration and social service students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Villanova, about 100% were men and 0% 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 Villanova since its program graduates 81% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at Villanova 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 Villanova University with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

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

Villanova Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 60 students earned a master's degree in public administration and social service from Villanova. About 47% of these graduates were women and the other 53% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. Villanova does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 34% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from Villanova, 57% 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 Villanova University with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	34
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Villanova 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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	114

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 PA, the home state for Villanova University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
General and Operations Managers	80,160	$133,480
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	20,160	$43,680
Social and Human Service Assistants	18,480	$34,320
Medical and Health Services Managers	16,410	$97,310
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160

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 Alertjean under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.