Public Administration at Grand Valley State University

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

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and approximately 23,350 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.

GVSU Public Administration Degrees Available

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

GVSU Public Administration Rankings

The public admin major at GVSU 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.

Public Admin Student Demographics at GVSU

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

GVSU Public Administration Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of public admin bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public admin at GVSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

GVSU Public Administration Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from GVSU, 76% 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 Grand Valley State University with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Administration

The following public admin concentations are available at Grand Valley State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Grand Valley State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	96

Related Majors

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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
General and Operations Managers	58,140	$122,160
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Social and Community Service Managers	4,580	$72,450
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	3,240	$109,240
Chief Executives	2,620	$206,660

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 Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.