Public Administration & Social Service at West Texas A&M University

Every public administration and 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 and social service program at West Texas A&M University stacks up to those at other schools.

West Texas A&M University is located in Canyon, Texas and approximately 10,036 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,688 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from West Texas A&M University in 2021, 47 of them were public administration and social service majors.

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.

West Texas A&M University Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

West Texas A&M University Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at West Texas A&M University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and social service major at West Texas A&M University 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
Best Value Public & Social Service Schools	74
	215
Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	251
Most Focused Public & Social Service Schools	644

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from West Texas A&M University. This makes it the #419 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at West Texas A&M University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public administration and social service majors at West Texas A&M University.

West Texas A&M University Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of public administration and social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical public administration and social service bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at West Texas A&M University since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 West Texas A&M University with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

West Texas A&M University Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 18 students who earned a master's degree in Public Administration & Social Service from West Texas A&M University in 2020-2021, 22% were men and 78% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. West Texas A&M University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from West Texas A&M University, 56% 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 West Texas A&M University with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

West Texas A&M University 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from West Texas A&M University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	62
Public Administration	3

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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 TX, the home state for West Texas A&M University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
General and Operations Managers	195,730	$125,870
Medical and Health Services Managers	30,010	$105,450
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Social and Human Service Assistants	19,970	$36,000
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	19,510	$48,920

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 J. Nguyen~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). under License

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