Public Administration & Social Service at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 48,149 students attend the school each year.

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.

UW Seattle Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

UW Seattle Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at UW Seattle 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.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration & social service, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at UW Seattle

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

UW Seattle Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Washington - Seattle Campus with a bachelor's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UW Seattle Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. UW Seattle does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public administration & social service master's degree from UW Seattle, 55% 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 Washington - Seattle Campus with a master's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	33
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	189
International Students	34
Other Races/Ethnicities	33

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

If you plan to be a public administration & social service major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Washington - Seattle Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	170

Related Majors

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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
General and Operations Managers	47,770	$124,810
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Social and Human Service Assistants	8,090	$40,200
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	7,590	$51,990
Medical and Health Services Managers	6,950	$117,970

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.