Public Administration at Brigham Young University - Provo

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

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and approximately 36,461 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.

BYU Public Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Admin

BYU Public Administration Rankings

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In 2021, 79 students received their master’s degree in public admin from BYU. This makes it the #37 most popular school for public admin master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Admin Student Demographics at BYU

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

BYU Public Administration Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 79 public admin majors earned their master's degree from BYU. Of these graduates, 47% were men and 53% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. BYU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from BYU, 72% 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 Brigham Young University - Provo with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	57
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

BYU also has a doctoral program available in public admin. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Public Policy
• 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 UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
General and Operations Managers	44,760	$82,370
Chief Executives	4,850	$165,020
Managers	3,310	$102,290
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	1,720	$82,110
Social and Community Service Managers	1,200	$64,320

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 Mwilson3 under License

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