Public Administration & Social Service at Pacific Lutheran University

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

PLU is located in Tacoma, Washington and has a total student population of 2,907. Of the 604 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Pacific Lutheran University in 2021, 15 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.

PLU Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

PLU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public administration and social service programs across the country. The following shows how PLU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and social service major at PLU 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	516

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at PLU

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

PLU Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from PLU. About 7% were men and 93% were women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at PLU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Pacific Lutheran University with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

PLU 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 Pacific Lutheran University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Pacific Lutheran University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	15

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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 Pacific Lutheran University.

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
• Image Credit: By Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.