Public Administration And Social Service Professions
This has all the subfields within “Public Administration And Social Service Professions”. This field is for “Instructional programs that prepare individuals to analyze, manage, and deliver public programs and services.”
Clicking on a degree name within a table will link to a page for that degree and field combination.
Human Services, General
A program that focuses on the general study and provision of human and social services to individuals and communities and prepares individuals to work in public and private human services agencies and organizations. Includes instruction in the social sciences, psychology, principles of social service, human services policy, planning and evaluation, social services law and administration, and applications to particular issues, services, localities, and populations.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Associates | 257 | 3740 |
| Bachelors | 201 | 5773 |
| Certificate | 192 | 965 |
| Doctorate | 5 | 97 |
| Masters | 56 | 872 |
Community Organization and Advocacy
A program that focuses on the theories, principles, and practice of organizing and providing services to communities. May prepare individuals to apply such knowledge and skills in community service positions.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Associates | 25 | 259 |
| Bachelors | 64 | 1526 |
| Certificate | 69 | 235 |
| Doctorate | 7 | 32 |
| Masters | 36 | 466 |
Public Administration
A program that prepares individuals to serve as managers in the executive arm of local, state, and federal government and that focuses on the systematic study of executive organization and management. Includes instruction in the roles, development, and principles of public administration; the management of public policy; executive-legislative relations; public budgetary processes and financial management; administrative law; public personnel management; professional ethics; and research methods.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Associates | 24 | 73 |
| Bachelors | 165 | 2281 |
| Certificate | 177 | 1021 |
| Doctorate | 47 | 329 |
| Masters | 379 | 11945 |
Public Works Management
A program of study that focuses on public works management skills and public works operation. Includes instruction in accountability, budget, conflict resolution strategies, ethics, finance, human resources, labor and employee relations, and operations management.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 1 | 16 |
Transportation and Infrastructure Planning/Studies
A program that focuses on the economic, social, spatial, and environmental aspects of transportation and infrastructure planning. Includes instruction in economics, environmental analysis, geographic information systems (GIS), logistics, risk analysis, transportation economics, transportation evaluation, transportation planning, transportation policy, and urban transportation planning.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 2 | 20 |
| Masters | 1 | 13 |
Public Administration, Other
Any program in public administration not listed above.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 2 | 41 |
| Masters | 1 | 6 |
Public Policy Analysis, General
A program that focuses on the systematic analysis of public policy issues and decision processes. Includes instruction in the role of economic and political factors in public decision-making and policy formulation, microeconomic analysis of policy issues, resource allocation and decision modeling, cost/benefit analysis, statistical methods, and applications to specific public policy topics.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Associates | 2 | 2 |
| Bachelors | 97 | 1859 |
| Certificate | 61 | 482 |
| Doctorate | 42 | 227 |
| Masters | 107 | 2935 |
Education Policy Analysis
A program that focuses on the systematic analysis of public policy issues related to education and educational systems at the local, state, national, and international levels. Includes instruction in social and cultural issues in education, contemporary educational policies, history of education, economics of education, international and comparative education, education and social change, educational research and evaluation methods, and applications to specific public policy topics.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelors | 2 | 0 |
| Certificate | 4 | 4 |
| Doctorate | 5 | 17 |
| Masters | 8 | 99 |
Health Policy Analysis
A program that focuses on the systematic analysis of public policy issues related to domestic and international health and health care systems. Includes instruction in contemporary health issues and policies, politics and economics of health care delivery, epidemiology, public health, comparative and global health, medical law and ethics, statistical methods, and applications to specific public policy topics.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelors | 12 | 119 |
| Certificate | 13 | 54 |
| Doctorate | 9 | 17 |
| Masters | 9 | 153 |
International Policy Analysis
A program that focuses on the systematic analysis of public policy issues related to relationships among nations and among governments and non-governmental entities. Includes instruction in international politics, governance, financial policy, and security affairs; globalization; economic and social policies of developing nations; and applications to specific public policy topics such as labor and employment, immigration, and human rights.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelors | 11 | 62 |
| Certificate | 11 | 20 |
| Doctorate | 1 | 5 |
| Masters | 9 | 104 |
Public Policy Analysis, Other
Any instructional program in public policy analysis not listed above.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 7 | 36 |
| Doctorate | 4 | 14 |
| Masters | 8 | 93 |
Youth Services/Administration
A program that prepares individuals to plan, manage, and implement social services for children, youth, and families. Includes instruction in child development and psychology, adolescence, family studies, social work, social services administration, juvenile and family law, program and facilities planning, youth leadership, counseling, probation, casework, applicable procedures and regulations, and professional standards and ethics.
| Degree | Schools offering | Degrees completed |
|---|---|---|
| Associates | 1 | 0 |
| Bachelors | 11 | 184 |
| Certificate | 29 | 84 |
| Masters | 6 | 64 |
Social Work
A program that prepares individuals for the professional practice of social welfare administration and counseling, and that focus on the study of organized means of providing basic support services for vulnerable individuals and groups. Includes instruction in social welfare policy; case work planning; social counseling and intervention strategies; administrative procedures and regulations; and specific applications in areas such as child welfare and family services, probation, employment services, and disability counseling.