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

If you are interested in studying public administration and social service, you may want to check out the program at University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UW Tacoma is located in Tacoma, Washington and approximately 5,364 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 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.

UW Tacoma Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

UW Tacoma Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

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 Master’s Program

The public administration and social service program at UW Tacoma awarded 52 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 87% going to 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 6% 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

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	52

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 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.