Public Administration & Social Service at University of California - Los Angeles

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

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 44,589. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 157 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.

UCLA Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

UCLA Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration and social service, making the school the #70 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at UCLA

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

UCLA Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 157 students who earned a master's degree in Public Administration & Social Service from UCLA in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. UCLA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	43
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	92
Public Policy	70

Related Majors

• Legal Professions

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Los Angeles.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
General and Operations Managers	249,800	$137,640
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Social and Human Service Assistants	50,600	$43,330
Medical and Health Services Managers	34,510	$125,770
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	31,290	$59,500

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 Nikhil Kulkarni under License

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