Public Administration & Social Service at Virginia Wesleyan University

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

VWU is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and approximately 1,347 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from VWU.

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.

VWU Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

VWU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and social service major at VWU 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 Focused Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	329
Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	642
Most Focused Public & Social Service Schools	665
Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools	996

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at VWU

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

VWU Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 public administration and social service students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from VWU, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

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

VWU 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

If you plan to be a public administration and 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 Wesleyan University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	9

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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 Wesleyan 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
• Image Credit: By Fryeguy91 under License

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