Public Administration & Social Service at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Every public administration & social service school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public administration & social service program at West Chester University of Pennsylvania stacks up to those at other schools.

WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 17,719.

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.

WCUPA 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 WCUPA

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.

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

WCUPA Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at WCUPA 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 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration & social service, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at WCUPA

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

WCUPA Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 5% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 95% 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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

WCUPA Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. WCUPA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the public administration & social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a master's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	50
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	72
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	55

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 PA, the home state for West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
General and Operations Managers	80,160	$133,480
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	20,160	$43,680
Social and Human Service Assistants	18,480	$34,320
Medical and Health Services Managers	16,410	$97,310
Health Specialties Professors	12,420	$95,160

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 Smallbones under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.