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Public Administration & Social Service at University of Hawaii at Manoa

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

UH Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and approximately 18,025 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 students received a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from UH Manoa.

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.

UH Manoa Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UH Manoa

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UH Manoa offers distance education options for public administration and social service at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

UH Manoa Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at UH Manoa compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UH Manoa 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
60
Most Popular Public & Social Service Schools 180
Best Public & Social Service Schools 434

In 2021, 96 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from UH Manoa. This makes it the #146 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration and social service, making the school the #109 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at UH Manoa

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

UH Manoa Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 students earned a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from UH Manoa. About 86% of these graduates were women and the other 14% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public administration and 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 Hawaii at Manoa with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 18

UH Manoa Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

82% Women
83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 96 students graduated with a master's degree in public administration and social service from UH Manoa. About 18% were men and 82% were women.

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In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 83% of degree recipients. That is 39% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 26
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 13
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 32

UH Manoa also has a doctoral program available in public administration and social service. In 2021, 2 students 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 University of Hawaii at Manoa. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work 132
Public Administration 16

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 HI, the home state for University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Occupation Jobs in HI Average Salary in HI
General and Operations Managers 9,550 $114,040
Social and Human Service Assistants 2,260 $36,700
Managers 2,000 $93,760
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 1,750 $56,030
Medical and Health Services Managers 1,640 $124,970

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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