Public Administration at California State University - Northridge

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 California State University - Northridge stacks up to those at other schools.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and approximately 40,381 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 44 public admin majors received their bachelor's degree from CSUN.

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.

CSUN Public Administration Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at CSUN

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, CSUN does offer online courses in public admin for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

CSUN Public Administration Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public admin programs across the country. The following shows how CSUN performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public admin major at CSUN 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 Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3

In 2021, 242 students received their master’s degree in public admin from CSUN. This makes it the #2 most popular school for public admin master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of CSUN Public Admin Graduates

The median salary of public admin students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSUN is $65,244. This is 55% higher than $42,063, which is the national average for all public admin bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Admin Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Public Administration Bachelor’s Program

The public admin program at CSUN awarded 44 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 45% of these degrees went to men with the other 55% going to women. The typical public admin bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at CSUN since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

CSUN Public Administration Master’s Program

The public admin program at CSUN awarded 242 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 28% of these degrees went to men with the other 72% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	34
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	144

CSUN 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 - Northridge.

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 Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.