Public Administration at Iowa State University

If you plan to study public administration, take a look at what Iowa State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and has a total student population of 31,822.

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 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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of public admin bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

About 90% 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	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Iowa State Public Administration Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 40% went 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 19% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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.