Public Administration at Central Michigan University

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 Central Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

Central Michigan is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and has a total student population of 17,311. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students received a bachelor's degree in public admin from Central Michigan.

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.

Central Michigan Public Administration Degrees Available

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

Central Michigan Public Administration Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public admin progam at Central Michigan 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 Central Michigan 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 Master’s Degree Schools	52

In 2021, 72 students received their master’s degree in public admin from Central Michigan. This makes it the #43 most popular school for public admin master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Admin Student Demographics at Central Michigan

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

Central Michigan Public Administration Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students earned a bachelor's degree in public admin from Central Michigan. About 84% of these graduates were women and the other 16% were men.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public admin at Central Michigan 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 Central Michigan University with a bachelor's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Central Michigan Public Administration Master’s Program

Of the 72 students who earned a master's degree in Public Administration from Central Michigan in 2020-2021, 44% were men and 56% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. Central Michigan 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 Central Michigan, 63% 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 Central Michigan University with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	45
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Central Michigan 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
• Community Organization & Advocacy

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 MI, the home state for Central Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
General and Operations Managers	58,140	$122,160
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Social and Community Service Managers	4,580	$72,450
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	3,240	$109,240
Chief Executives	2,620	$206,660

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 cjh1452000 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.