Public Administration at Excelsior College

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

Excelsior College is located in Albany, New York and has a total student population of 21,974.

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.

Excelsior College Public Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Admin

Online Classes Are Available at Excelsior College

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.

Excelsior College does offer online education options in public admin for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Excelsior College Public Administration 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.

Public Admin Student Demographics at Excelsior College

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

Excelsior College Public Administration Master’s Program

Of the 28 public admin students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Excelsior College, about 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. Excelsior College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

In the public admin master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Human Services

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 Excelsior College.

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 Snowy Brooklyn College under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.