Public Administration & Social Service at The University of West Florida

If you plan to study public administration and social service, take a look at what The University of West Florida has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and has a total student population of 13,061. Of the 2,407 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of West Florida in 2021, 58 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.

UWF Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

UWF Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public administration and social service programs across the country. The following shows how UWF 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 UWF 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 Schools	334
Most Popular Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	571

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from UWF. This is the #572 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at UWF

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

UWF Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 students earned a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from UWF. About 90% of these graduates were women and the other 10% were men.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at UWF 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 West Florida with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	38
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UWF 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of West Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	58

Related Majors

• Legal Professions
• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• 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 FL, the home state for The University of West Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
General and Operations Managers	123,800	$112,600
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Chief Executives	20,860	$187,870
Community and Social Service Specialists	15,220	$40,050
Healthcare Social Workers	10,660	$50,950

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 Ebyabe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.