Public Administration & Social Service at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga

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

UT Chattanooga is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and approximately 11,728 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,139 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga in 2021, 33 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.

UT Chattanooga Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service
• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

UT Chattanooga Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at UT Chattanooga 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 administration and social service major at UT Chattanooga 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
Best Value Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	154
Best Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	194
	322
	368
Most Focused Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	551

In 2021, 32 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from UT Chattanooga. This makes it the #330 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at UT Chattanooga

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

UT Chattanooga Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of public administration and social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at UT Chattanooga 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 The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Chattanooga Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 32 public administration and social service students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Chattanooga, about 6% were men and 94% were women.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from UT Chattanooga, 78% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Chattanooga 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

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 The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	53
Public Administration	12

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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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
General and Operations Managers	41,980	$110,580
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Medical and Health Services Managers	10,320	$101,550
Chief Executives	6,680	$152,730
Health Specialties Professors	5,690	$102,310

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.