Public Administration & Social Service at Wayne State University

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

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and approximately 26,241 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.

Wayne State 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 Wayne State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Wayne State does offer online education options in public administration & social service for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Wayne State Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at Wayne State 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration & social service, making the school the #109 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

Wayne State Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public administration & social service bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	51
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Wayne State Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

Of the students who received a public administration & social service master's degree from Wayne State, 59% 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 Wayne State University with a master's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	51
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	114
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Wayne State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	40

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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 MI, the home state for Wayne State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
General and Operations Managers	58,140	$122,160
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	13,790	$50,620
Medical and Health Services Managers	11,960	$111,780
Social and Human Service Assistants	10,240	$31,640
Managers	6,370	$98,780

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 Del arte under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.