Public Administration at Boston University

If you are interested in studying public administration, you may want to check out the program at Boston University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 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.

Boston U Public Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Admin

Boston U Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Public Administration Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a master's degree in Public Administration from Boston U in 2020-2021, 75% were men and 25% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. Boston U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 34% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from Boston U, 75% 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 Boston University with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Public Policy
• Other Public Administration
• 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 MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
General and Operations Managers	77,580	$135,820
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Chief Executives	7,990	$221,810
Social and Community Service Managers	7,420	$70,500
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	3,220	$109,840

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 Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.