Public Administration & Social Service at Wartburg College

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

Wartburg is located in Waverly, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,563. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from Wartburg.

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.

Wartburg Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Wartburg Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at Wartburg 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 Wartburg 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	171
Most Focused Public & Social Service Schools	401
Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools	894

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Wartburg

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

Wartburg Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from Wartburg. About 8% were men and 92% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at Wartburg 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 Wartburg College 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	2
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Wartburg 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 Wartburg College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	12

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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 IA, the home state for Wartburg College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
General and Operations Managers	23,570	$99,720
Medical and Health Services Managers	6,670	$85,800
Social and Human Service Assistants	4,660	$35,030
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,930	$44,720
Managers	2,880	$101,360

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 Me under License

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