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

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 Washington - Tacoma Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UW Tacoma is located in Tacoma, Washington and has a total student population of 5,364.

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 Tacoma Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

UW Tacoma Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at UW Tacoma 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 UW Tacoma

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

UW Tacoma Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% 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 UW Tacoma since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% 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 - Tacoma Campus with a bachelor's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UW Tacoma Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

In the public administration & social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 - Tacoma Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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 - Tacoma 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.