2025 Best Public Administration & Social Service Master's Degree Schools in Washington

If you plan on getting your master's degree in public administration & social service, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #5 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Public Administration & Social Service Master's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 686 master's degrees in public administration & social service during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on public administration & social service students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other public administration & social service students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for public administration & social service to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized public administration & social service related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for public administration & social service students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The public administration & social service school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Public Administration & Social Service Master's Degree Schools in Washington.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Public Administration & Social Service in Washington

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in public administration & social service.

Top Washington Schools for a Master's in Public Administration & Social Service

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

341 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you wish to pursue a master's degree in public administration & social service. UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the city of Seattle.More information about a master’s in public administration & social service from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

2

Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

106 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in public administration & social service has to check out Eastern Washington University. EWU is a large public university located in the town of Cheney.More information about a master’s in public administration & social service from Eastern Washington University

Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	33	5,193
Oregon	29	402
Hawaii	27	136
Nevada	27	303
Alaska	21	63

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Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Public Administration	290
Public Policy	15

Majors Similar to Public Administration & Social Service

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	78

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to University of the Fraser Valley. More about our data sources and methodologies.