Public Administration at Cumberland 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 Cumberland University stacks up to those at other schools.

CU is located in Lebanon, Tennessee and approximately 2,704 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.

CU Public Administration Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Public Admin

CU Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at CU

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

CU Public Administration Master’s Program

57% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. CU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from CU, 60% 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 Cumberland University with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Administration

If you plan to be a public admin major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Cumberland University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	9

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 TN, the home state for Cumberland University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
General and Operations Managers	41,980	$110,580
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Chief Executives	6,680	$152,730
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	3,890	$85,760
Social and Community Service Managers	2,430	$68,450

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
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