Public Administration at Columbia Southern University

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

Columbia Southern University is located in Orange Beach, Alabama and approximately 18,533 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.

Columbia Southern University Public Administration Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Public Admin

Online Classes Are Available at Columbia Southern University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Columbia Southern University does offer online education options in public admin for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Master’s Degree

Columbia Southern University Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at Columbia Southern University

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

Columbia Southern University Public Administration Master’s Program

30% Women

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. Columbia Southern University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 28% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from Columbia Southern University, 58% 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 Columbia Southern University with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	86
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	30

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 AL, the home state for Columbia Southern University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
General and Operations Managers	28,600	$118,440
Managers	2,110	$106,680
Chief Executives	1,390	$204,590
Social and Community Service Managers	1,200	$66,430
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	1,030	$88,330

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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