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Public & Social Service at University of Alaska Anchorage

Here is an overview of this program at UAA. You can study it at the Bachelor’s, Certificate levels, with graduate study also available. Its best result is a rank of #1 out of 2 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Certificate Degrees
• Graduate Study

Public & Social Service Degrees Available at UAA

The table below lists every degree level available for public & social service at UAA, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	18
Certificate	4
Master’s	43
Graduate Certificate	6

UAA Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, University of Alaska Anchorage conferred 18 bachelor’s degrees in public & social service.

Bachelor’s Rankings

UAA is among the very best schools in the country for public & social service at the bachelor’s level. Specifically, it ranked #1 out of 2 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alaska	1
Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alaska	2
Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	32
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	50
Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	194
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	394

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

Public & Social Service graduates with a bachelor’s degree from UAA go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $55,391 a year. This is higher than $54,505, the median for all majors at UAA.

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

To complete a bachelor’s at UAA, public & social service students accumulate a median of $31,750 in student loans. This is higher than $20,925, the typical median for all majors at UAA.

UAA Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,224	$19,776
Fees	$1,546	$1,546

Learn more about UAA tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 22% of public & social service bachelor’s degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

The majority of public & social service bachelor’s degree graduates at UAA are White. Roughly 44% of graduates fell into this category.

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

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	8
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	3

Social Work (Bachelor’s)

UAA granted 18 bachelor’s degrees in social work in the most recent reporting year — 78% to women and 22% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (44%).

• Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alaska — #1
• Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alaska — #2
• Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #20
• Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #32
• Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #151

UAA Public & Social Service Certificate Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, University of Alaska Anchorage conferred 4 certificate degrees in public & social service.

Certificate Rankings

UAA is not yet ranked for public & social service at the certificate level.

Certificate Student Diversity

Every one of the 4 students who graduated with a certificate degree in public & social service from UAA identified as women.

The majority of public & social service certificate degree graduates at UAA were White. Roughly 100% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Alaska Anchorage with a certificate in public & social service.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	0

Public Administration and Social Service Professions (Certificate)

UAA conferred 4 certificate degrees in public administration and social service professions in the latest year of data — 100% to women and 0% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (100%).

Graduate Study in Public & Social Service at UAA

Graduate study is also available at UAA. Here are the graduate award levels offered.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s	43
Graduate Certificate	6

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 Wonderlane under License More about our data sources and methodologies.