Public Administration at Indiana University - Bloomington

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

IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and has a total student population of 43,064. In 2021, 589 public admin majors received their bachelor's degree from IU Bloomington.

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.

IU Bloomington Public Administration Degrees Available

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

IU Bloomington Public Administration Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public admin progam at IU Bloomington compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public admin major at IU Bloomington 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 Popular Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Focused Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools	29

In 2021, 159 students received their master’s degree in public admin from IU Bloomington. This makes it the #14 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 IU Bloomington Public Admin Graduates

The median salary of public admin students who receive their bachelor's degree at IU Bloomington is $44,780. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $42,063 for all public admin bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Admin Student Demographics at IU Bloomington

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

IU Bloomington Public Administration Bachelor’s Program

Of the 589 public admin students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from IU Bloomington, about 63% were men and 37% were women. The typical public admin bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at IU Bloomington since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public admin at IU Bloomington 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 Indiana University - Bloomington with a bachelor's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	42
White	419
International Students	68
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

IU Bloomington Public Administration Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 159 students earned a master's degree in public admin from IU Bloomington. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from IU Bloomington, 70% 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 Indiana University - Bloomington with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	112
International Students	22
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• Public Policy
• 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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Bloomington.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
General and Operations Managers	54,610	$103,370
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Chief Executives	4,220	$148,730
Social and Community Service Managers	2,210	$61,180
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	1,940	$95,120

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 Nyttend under License

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