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

Barry University is located in Miami, Florida and has a total student population of 7,515. Of the 725 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Barry University in 2021, 63 of them were public administration majors.

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.

Barry University Public Administration Degrees Available

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

Barry University Public Administration Rankings

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

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public admin major at Barry University 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
	2
Most Focused Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools	4
Most Focused Public Administration Schools	5
Most Focused Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Most Popular Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools	18
	46

In 2021, 132 students received their master’s degree in public admin from Barry University. This makes it the #18 most popular school for public admin master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Public Admin Graduates from Barry University Make?

The median salary of public admin students who receive their bachelor's degree at Barry University is $71,434. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 70% higher than the national average of $42,063 for all public admin bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Admin Student Demographics at Barry University

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

Barry University Public Administration Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 63 public admin majors earned their bachelor's degree from Barry University. Of these graduates, 49% were men and 51% were women. The typical public admin bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at Barry University since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 Barry University with a bachelor's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Barry University Public Administration Master’s Program

Of the 132 public admin students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Barry University, about 45% were men and 55% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. Barry University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the public admin master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 71% of degree recipients. That is 29% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	61
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	30
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Barry University also has a doctoral program available in public admin. In 2021, 0 student 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 FL, the home state for Barry University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
General and Operations Managers	123,800	$112,600
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Chief Executives	20,860	$187,870
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	4,830	$93,720
Social and Community Service Managers	3,850	$71,820

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 Jutland86 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.