Public Administration at Adams State University

What traits are you looking for in a public admin school? To help you decide if Adams State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public admin program.

Adams State is located in Alamosa, Colorado and approximately 3,164 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Administration section at the bottom of this page.

Adams State Public Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Admin

Online Classes Are Available at Adams State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Adams State does offer online courses in public admin for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Adams State Public Administration Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Public Admin Student Demographics at Adams State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public admin majors at Adams State University.

Adams State Public Administration Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the public admin master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Adams State University with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Careers That Public Admin Grads May Go Into

A degree in public admin can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for Adams State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
General and Operations Managers	39,200	$131,920
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Social and Community Service Managers	1,530	$84,360
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	1,330	$118,580
Legislators	630	$57,570

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
• Image Credit: By Michael Rael under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.