Public Administration at Iowa State University

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

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and has a total student population of 31,822. In 2021, 11 public admin majors received their bachelor's degree from Iowa State.

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.

Iowa State Public Administration Degrees Available

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

Iowa State Public Administration Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public admin progam at Iowa State 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 Iowa State 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	75

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in public admin from Iowa State. This makes it the #259 most popular school for public admin master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Admin Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Public Administration Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 public admin majors earned their bachelor's degree from Iowa State. Of these graduates, 18% were men and 82% were women.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public admin at Iowa State 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 Iowa State University with a bachelor's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Iowa State Public Administration Master’s Program

The public admin program at Iowa State awarded 10 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 70% of these degrees went to men with the other 30% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. Iowa State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 29% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from Iowa State, 80% 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 Iowa State University with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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 IA, the home state for Iowa State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
General and Operations Managers	23,570	$99,720
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Social and Community Service Managers	2,310	$58,410
Chief Executives	2,020	$211,560
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	1,390	$84,960

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 Jamo2008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.