Public Administration & Social Service at Highline College

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

Highline is located in Des Moines, Washington and approximately 5,829 students attend the school each year. Of the 66 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Highline College in 2021, 12 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.

Highline Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Highline Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at Highline 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 Highline 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 Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	572
Most Focused Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	589
Most Focused Public & Social Service Schools	996

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Highline

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

Highline Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 12 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in public administration and social service from Highline in 2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 Highline College with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Highline 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

The following public administration and social service concentations are available at Highline College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Highline College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	12

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
• Legal Professions
• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 WA, the home state for Highline College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
General and Operations Managers	47,770	$124,810
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Social and Human Service Assistants	8,090	$40,200
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	7,590	$51,990
Medical and Health Services Managers	6,950	$117,970

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.