Public Administration & Social Service at Northwest Indian College

If you are interested in studying public administration and social service, you may want to check out the program at Northwest Indian College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Northwest Indian College is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 555. Of the 42 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northwest Indian College in 2021, 7 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.

Northwest Indian College Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Public Administration & Social Service (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Online Classes Are Available at Northwest Indian College

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Northwest Indian College offers distance education options for public administration and social service at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

Northwest Indian College Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at Northwest Indian College 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 Northwest Indian College 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 Focused Public & Social Service Basic Certificate Schools	1
Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Basic Certificate Schools	7
Most Focused Public & Social Service Schools	30
Most Popular Public & Social Service Basic Certificate Schools	35
Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools	56
Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Schools	76
Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	86
Most Focused Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	90
Most Focused Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools	368
Most Popular Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools	368
Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools	660
Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	679

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Northwest Indian College

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

Northwest Indian College Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in public administration and social service from Northwest Indian College in 2021, 29% were men and 71% were 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 Northwest Indian College since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% 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 Northwest Indian College with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

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

Northwest Indian College 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 Northwest Indian College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Services	7

Related Majors

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 Northwest Indian 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.