Public Administration at Appalachian State University

Every public administration school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public admin program at Appalachian State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and approximately 20,023 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.

Appalachian State Public Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Admin

Appalachian State Public Administration Rankings

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

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 29% went to 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 30% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from Appalachian State, 86% 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	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
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 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.