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

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

UW Tacoma is located in Tacoma, Washington and has a total student population of 5,364. In 2021, 47 public administration and social service majors received their bachelor's degree from UW Tacoma.

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

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	61
	78
	105
Best Value Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	184
Most Focused Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	202
Most Focused Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	344

In 2021, 52 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from UW Tacoma. This makes it the #248 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

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 and social service majors at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus.

UW Tacoma Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 public administration and social service majors earned their bachelor's degree from UW Tacoma. Of these graduates, 13% were men and 87% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Washington - Tacoma Campus with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UW Tacoma Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 52 public administration and social service students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UW Tacoma, about 13% were men and 87% were women.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from UW Tacoma, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% 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 and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	99

Related Majors

• Legal Professions
• 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 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.