Public Administration at Cornell University

What traits are you looking for in a public admin school? To help you decide if Cornell University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public admin program.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 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.

Cornell Public Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Admin

Cornell Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Public Administration Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	31
International Students	76
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Public Administration

Public Administration majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Cornell University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	74

Related Majors

• Community Organization & Advocacy
• Public Policy

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 NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
General and Operations Managers	163,250	$156,260
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Social and Community Service Managers	13,110	$86,700
Chief Executives	10,430	$220,040
Legislators	6,220	$90,050

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.