Public Administration & Social Service at University of Alaska Anchorage

Every public administration & social service school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public administration & social service program at University of Alaska Anchorage stacks up to those at other schools.

UAA is located in Anchorage, Alaska and has a total student population of 11,953.

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.

UAA Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Public Administration & Social Service (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Public Administration & Social Service (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service
• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Online Classes Are Available at UAA

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

UAA does offer online education options in public administration & social service for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UAA Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at UAA 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 UAA

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

UAA Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. The typical public administration & social service bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at UAA since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public administration & social service bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Alaska Anchorage with a bachelor's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UAA Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a public administration & social service master's degree from UAA, 59% 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 University of Alaska Anchorage with a master's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	27
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

The following public administration & social service concentations are available at University of Alaska Anchorage. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Alaska Anchorage. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	5

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Anchorage.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
General and Operations Managers	6,790	$112,580
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,480	$48,970
Managers	1,410	$118,650
Social and Human Service Assistants	1,150	$40,720
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,100	$114,670

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 Wonderlane under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.