Public Administration & Social Service at University of Alaska Southeast

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

UAS is located in Juneau, Alaska and approximately 2,070 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 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.

UAS Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Online Classes Are Available at UAS

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.

UAS does offer online education options in public administration and social service for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

UAS Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at UAS

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

UAS Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of public administration and social service master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from UAS, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	15
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Alaska Southeast. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	29

Related Majors

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 Southeast.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.