Public Administration & Social Service at Western Washington University

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

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 15,197.

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.

WWU Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Online Classes Are Available at WWU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, WWU does offer online courses in public administration & social service for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

WWU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at WWU 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 WWU

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

WWU 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.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration & social service at WWU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	57
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

The following public administration & social service concentations are available at Western Washington University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Services	106

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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 Western Washington University.

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.