Public Administration at California State University - Chico

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

Chico State is located in Chico, California and has a total student population of 16,746. In 2021, 14 public admin majors received their bachelor's degree from Chico State.

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.

Chico State Public Administration Degrees Available

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

Chico State Public Administration Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public admin progam at Chico State 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 Chico State 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
Best Value Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54
Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools	100
Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools	123
Best Value Public Administration Schools	151
	161
Most Focused Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools	319

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in public admin from Chico State. This makes it the #293 most popular school for public admin master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Public Admin Graduates from Chico State Make?

The median salary of public admin students who receive their bachelor's degree at Chico State is $41,518. This is less than $42,063, which is the national average of all public admin majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Public Admin Student Demographics at Chico State

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

Chico State Public Administration Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 public admin majors earned their bachelor's degree from Chico State. Of these graduates, 71% were men and 29% were women. The typical public admin bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at Chico State since its program graduates 30% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public admin at Chico State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Chico State Public Administration Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 public admin majors earned their master's degree from Chico State. Of these graduates, 14% were men and 86% were women.

In the public admin master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 71% of degree recipients. That is 30% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Chico State 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 CA, the home state for California State University - Chico.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
General and Operations Managers	249,800	$137,640
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Chief Executives	30,290	$228,270
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	18,990	$107,550
Legislators	3,140	$68,580

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.