Public Administration & Social Service at University of Portland

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

University of Portland is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 3,999 students attend the school each year. Of the 827 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Portland in 2021, 15 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.

University of Portland Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

University of Portland Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and social service major at University of Portland 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	495

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at University of Portland

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

University of Portland Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

The public administration and social service program at University of Portland awarded 15 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 27% of these degrees went to men with the other 73% going to women. The typical public administration and social service bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at University of Portland since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Portland with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

University of Portland 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 University of Portland. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	15

Related Majors

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 OR, the home state for University of Portland.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
General and Operations Managers	32,960	$107,670
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Social and Human Service Assistants	6,630	$38,020
Medical and Health Services Managers	4,680	$118,730
Social and Community Service Managers	3,950	$63,590

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 M.O. Stevens under License

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