Public Administration at Seattle University

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

Seattle U is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 7,050. In 2021, 10 public admin majors received their bachelor's degree from Seattle U.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Administration section at the bottom of this page.

Seattle U Public Administration Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Admin
• Master’s Degree in Public Admin

Seattle U Public Administration Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public admin progam at Seattle U compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public admin major at Seattle U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Administration. 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
Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools	7
Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15

In 2021, 32 students received their master’s degree in public admin from Seattle U. This makes it the #114 most popular school for public admin master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Admin Student Demographics at Seattle U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public admin majors at Seattle University.

Seattle U Public Administration Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in public admin from Seattle U. About 10% were men and 90% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Seattle University with a bachelor's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Seattle U Public Administration Master’s Program

Of the 32 students who earned a master's degree in Public Administration from Seattle U in 2020-2021, 41% were men and 59% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Seattle University with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Seattle U also has a doctoral program available in public admin. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Public Administration
• Social Work

Careers That Public Admin Grads May Go Into

A degree in public admin 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 Seattle University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
General and Operations Managers	47,770	$124,810
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Chief Executives	3,690	$220,730
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	2,360	$116,690
Legislators	830	$66,240

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.