Public Administration at Florida International 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 Florida International University stacks up to those at other schools.

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and has a total student population of 58,836. Of the 13,988 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Florida International University in 2021, 122 of them were public administration majors.

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.

FIU Public Administration Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at FIU

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

FIU Public Administration Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public admin programs across the country. The following shows how FIU performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public admin major at FIU 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
Most Focused Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools	33
Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools	37
Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools	43

In 2021, 86 students received their master’s degree in public admin from FIU. This makes it the #30 most popular school for public admin master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in public admin, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of FIU Public Admin Graduates

The median salary of public admin students who receive their bachelor's degree at FIU is $44,177. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $42,063 for all public admin bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Admin Student Demographics at FIU

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

FIU Public Administration Bachelor’s Program

Of the 122 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in public admin from FIU in 2021, 34% were men and 66% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 48% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public admin bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	34
Hispanic or Latino	74
White	7
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

FIU Public Administration Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 86 public admin majors earned their master's degree from FIU. Of these graduates, 30% were men and 70% were women.

In the public admin master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 87% of degree recipients. That is 45% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	7
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

FIU also has a doctoral program available in public admin. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Social Work

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 FL, the home state for Florida International University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
General and Operations Managers	123,800	$112,600
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Chief Executives	20,860	$187,870
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	4,830	$93,720
Social and Community Service Managers	3,850	$71,820

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 Comayagua99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.