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Public Administration & Social Service at Virginia Tech

Public Administration & Social Service at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and approximately 37,024 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.

Virginia Tech Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Virginia Tech

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Virginia Tech offers distance education options for public administration & social service at the following degree levels:

Virginia Tech Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at Virginia Tech 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration & social service, making the school the #100 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

69% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical public administration & social service bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Virginia Tech since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 40
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Virginia Tech Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

65% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. Virginia Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a public administration & social service master's degree from Virginia Tech, 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 Tech with a master's in public administration & social service.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Virginia Tech. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration 44
Public Policy 27

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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