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Public & Social Service at Pacific Lutheran University

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at PLU. Degrees are awarded at the Bachelor’s level. Its best result is a rank of #8 out of 12 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees

Public & Social Service Degrees Available at PLU

The table below lists every degree level offered in public & social service at PLU, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	19

PLU Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, Pacific Lutheran University awarded 19 bachelor’s degrees in public & social service.

Bachelor’s Rankings

PLU ranks competitively among schools offering public & social service at the bachelor’s level. Its best result was #8 out of 12 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington	8
Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington	9
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	43
Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	43
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	252
Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	404

Salary of Public & Social Service Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Public & Social Service majors who earn their bachelor’s degree from PLU go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $52,819 a year. This is below $64,629, the median for all majors at PLU.

Student Debt of Public & Social Service Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

While getting their bachelor’s degree at PLU, public & social service students accumulate a median of $26,000 in student loans. This is above $23,675, the typical median for all majors at PLU.

PLU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$46,816	$50,096
Fees	$820	$820

Find out more about PLU tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 11% of public & social service bachelor’s degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

The majority of public & social service bachelor’s degree graduates at PLU are White. Roughly 42% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Pacific Lutheran University with a bachelor’s in public & social service.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	8
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	3

Social Work (Bachelor’s)

PLU conferred 19 bachelor’s completions in social work recently — 89% to women and 11% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (42%).

• Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington — #5
• Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington — #6
• Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #26
• Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #27
• Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #185

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Joe Mabel under License More about our data sources and methodologies.