Public Administration & Social Service at University of Alaska Fairbanks

Every public administration and 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 and social service program at University of Alaska Fairbanks stacks up to those at other schools.

UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and has a total student population of 6,813. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students received their master's degree in public administration and social service.

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.

UAF Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Online Classes Are Available at UAF

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UAF offers distance education options for public administration and social service at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UAF Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at UAF

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

UAF Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 public administration and social service majors earned their master's degree from UAF. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 58% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

The following public administration and social service concentations are available at University of Alaska Fairbanks. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Alaska Fairbanks. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Community Organization & Advocacy	2

Related Majors

• 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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
General and Operations Managers	6,790	$112,580
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	1,480	$48,970
Managers	1,410	$118,650
Social and Human Service Assistants	1,150	$40,720
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,100	$114,670

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 Burntorange72 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.