Public Administration at Boise State University

If you plan to study public administration, take a look at what Boise State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Boise State is located in Boise, Idaho and approximately 24,069 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.

Boise State Public Administration Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Public Admin

Online Classes Are Available at Boise 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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Boise State offers distance education options for public admin at the following degree levels:

Boise State Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at Boise State

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

Boise State Public Administration Master’s Program

56% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. Boise State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from Boise State, 80% 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 Boise State University with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 ID, the home state for Boise State University.

Occupation	Jobs in ID	Average Salary in ID
General and Operations Managers	13,190	$79,370
Managers	1,350	$85,070
Social and Community Service Managers	920	$52,490
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	570	$78,130
Legislators	440	$25,310

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
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