Public Administration at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

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

IUPUI is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and approximately 29,390 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 72 students received a bachelor's degree in public admin from IUPUI.

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.

IUPUI Public Administration Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Public Admin (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Admin
• Master’s Degree in Public Admin

IUPUI Public Administration Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public admin major at IUPUI 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 Basic Certificate Schools	7
Most Focused Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29
	123

In 2021, 105 students received their master’s degree in public admin from IUPUI. This makes it the #25 most popular school for public admin master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of IUPUI Public Admin Graduates

The median salary of public admin students who receive their bachelor's degree at IUPUI is $36,543. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $42,063 for all public admin students.

Public Admin Student Demographics at IUPUI

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

IUPUI Public Administration Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 72 public admin majors earned their bachelor's degree from IUPUI. Of these graduates, 49% were men and 51% were women. The typical public admin bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at IUPUI since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public admin at IUPUI 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 - Purdue University - Indianapolis with a bachelor's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	49
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

IUPUI Public Administration Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 105 students graduated with a master's degree in public admin from IUPUI. About 51% were men and 49% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. IUPUI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from IUPUI, 77% 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 - Purdue University - Indianapolis with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	81
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

IUPUI also has a doctoral program available in public admin. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Public Policy
• Community Organization & Advocacy
• 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 - Purdue University - Indianapolis.

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.