Public Administration at Kent State University at Kent

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

Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and approximately 26,822 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.

Kent State Public Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Admin

Online Classes Are Available at Kent State

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Kent State offers distance education options for public admin at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Kent State Public Administration Rankings

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.

Public Admin Student Demographics at Kent State

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

Kent State Public Administration Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students earned a master's degree in public admin from Kent State. About 55% of these graduates were women and the other 45% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. Kent State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from Kent State, 90% 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 Kent State University at Kent with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	26
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 OH, the home state for Kent State University at Kent.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
General and Operations Managers	58,980	$118,470
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	5,290	$99,570
Social and Community Service Managers	4,960	$73,210
Chief Executives	4,420	$201,100

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 JonRidinger under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.