Public Administration at Appalachian State University

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

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and has a total student population of 20,023.

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.

Appalachian State Public Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Admin

Appalachian State Public Administration Rankings

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Public Admin Student Demographics at Appalachian State

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

Appalachian State Public Administration Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 students graduated with a master's degree in public admin from Appalachian State. About 55% were men and 45% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. Appalachian State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from Appalachian State, 97% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Social Work

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 NC, the home state for Appalachian State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
General and Operations Managers	54,330	$131,600
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Chief Executives	3,820	$210,050
Social and Community Service Managers	2,540	$69,640
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	2,490	$107,080

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 Clayhefner under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.