Public Administration & Social Service at University of Phoenix - Arizona

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

UOPX - Arizona is located in Tempe, Arizona and approximately 89,763 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 625 public administration and social service majors received their bachelor's degree from UOPX - Arizona.

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.

UOPX - Arizona Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UOPX - Arizona

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UOPX - Arizona Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public administration and social service programs across the country. The following shows how UOPX - Arizona performed in these rankings.

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 UOPX - Arizona 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
Most Popular Public & Social Service Basic Certificate Schools	5
Best Value Public & Social Service Basic Certificate Schools	6
Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
	32
Most Popular Public & Social Service Associate Degree Schools	146
	316
Most Focused Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	386
Most Focused Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	482

In 2021, 160 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from UOPX - Arizona. This makes it the #86 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at UOPX - Arizona

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

UOPX - Arizona Public Administration & Social Service Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of public administration and social service associate's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

UOPX - Arizona does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in public administration and social service graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UOPX - Arizona Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 625 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in public administration and social service from UOPX - Arizona in 2021, 12% were men and 88% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Phoenix - Arizona with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	164
Hispanic or Latino	89
White	154
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	210

UOPX - Arizona Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 160 students graduated with a master's degree in public administration and social service from UOPX - Arizona. About 28% were men and 72% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. UOPX - Arizona does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	62
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	39

UOPX - Arizona 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

If you plan to be a public administration and social service major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Phoenix - Arizona. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Community Organization & Advocacy	346
Human Services	257
Public Administration	196

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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 AZ, the home state for University of Phoenix - Arizona.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
General and Operations Managers	50,540	$102,470
Managers	8,520	$101,630
Medical and Health Services Managers	8,160	$115,770
Social and Human Service Assistants	7,560	$34,190
Chief Executives	6,630	$194,360

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.