Public Administration & Social Service at Virginia Commonwealth University

If you plan to study public administration and social service, take a look at what Virginia Commonwealth University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 107 students received a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from VCU.

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.

VCU Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at VCU

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, VCU does offer online courses in public administration and social service for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

VCU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at VCU 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 VCU 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	75
Best Public & Social Service Schools	237

In 2021, 214 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from VCU. This makes it the #57 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration and social service, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at VCU

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

VCU Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 107 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Administration & Social Service from VCU in 2020-2021, 7% were men and 93% were women.

About 50% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at VCU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public administration and social service bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	54
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

VCU Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 214 students who earned a master's degree in Public Administration & Social Service from VCU in 2020-2021, 15% were men and 85% were women.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from VCU, 71% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	36
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	153
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

VCU also has a doctoral program available in public administration and social service. In 2021, 15 students 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 Virginia Commonwealth University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia Commonwealth University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	307
Public Administration	41

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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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
General and Operations Managers	52,440	$142,000
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	9,340	$51,880
Medical and Health Services Managers	7,650	$116,770
Social and Human Service Assistants	7,250	$33,580

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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.