Public Administration at Auburn 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 Auburn University stacks up to those at other schools.

Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and has a total student population of 30,737. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in public admin from Auburn.

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.

Auburn Public Administration Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Admin
• Master’s Degree in Public Admin
• Doctorate Degree in Public Admin

Auburn Public Administration Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public admin progam at Auburn compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public admin major at Auburn is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Administration. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	37
Most Popular Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	70
Best Public Administration Schools	149
Most Focused Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools	229

In 2021, 40 students received their master’s degree in public admin from Auburn. This makes it the #81 most popular school for public admin master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in public admin, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Public Admin Graduates from Auburn Make?

The median salary of public admin students who receive their bachelor's degree at Auburn is $35,723. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $42,063 for all public admin students.

Public Admin Student Demographics at Auburn

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

Auburn Public Administration Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Administration from Auburn in 2020-2021, 57% were men and 43% were women. The typical public admin bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at Auburn since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public admin at Auburn are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public admin bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Auburn Public Administration Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. Auburn does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Auburn also has a doctoral program available in public admin. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 AL, the home state for Auburn University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
General and Operations Managers	28,600	$118,440
Managers	2,110	$106,680
Chief Executives	1,390	$204,590
Social and Community Service Managers	1,200	$66,430
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	1,030	$88,330

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 Robert S. Donovan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.