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Public Administration & Social Service at Pacific Lutheran University

Public Administration & Social Service at Pacific Lutheran University

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

PLU is located in Tacoma, Washington and has a total student population of 2,907.

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

The public administration & 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.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at PLU

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

PLU Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

89% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration & social service at PLU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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 & social service.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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

Careers That Public Administration & Social Service Grads May Go Into

A degree in public administration & 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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