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Public & Social Service at University of North Carolina Wilmington

Below are the key facts about this program at UNCW. You can study it at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. It ranks as high as #8 out of 25 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

Public & Social Service Degrees Available at UNCW

The following degree levels are offered in public & social service at UNCW, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	73
Master’s	108
Graduate Certificate	1

UNCW Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, University of North Carolina Wilmington awarded 73 bachelor’s degrees in public & social service.

Bachelor’s Rankings

UNCW ranks competitively among schools offering public & social service at the bachelor’s level. In particular it placed #8 out of 25 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	8
Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	14
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	27
Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	98
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	180
Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	349

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

Public & Social Service students who finish a bachelor’s at UNCW go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $48,148 a year. This is below $61,282, the median for all majors at UNCW.

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

Earning a bachelor’s degree at UNCW, public & social service students accumulate a median of $22,361 in student loans. This is below $23,017, the typical median for all majors at UNCW.

UNCW 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	$4,443	$21,318
Fees	$2,834	$2,834

Find out more about UNCW tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 4% of public & social service bachelor’s degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

The majority of public & social service bachelor’s degree graduates at UNCW are White. About 77% of graduates fell into this category.

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

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	56
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	4

Social Work (Bachelor’s)

UNCW awarded 73 bachelor’s degrees in social work in the latest year of data — 96% to women and 4% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (77%).

• Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina — #5
• Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina — #13
• Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region — #19
• Best Value Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region — #84
• Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #127

Graduate Study in Public & Social Service at UNCW

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

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s	108
Graduate Certificate	1

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.