Public Administration at Liberty University

Every public administration school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public admin program at Liberty University stacks up to those at other schools.

Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and approximately 93,349 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in public admin from Liberty University.

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.

Liberty University 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

Online Classes Are Available at Liberty University

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.

Liberty University does offer online education options in public admin for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Liberty University Public Administration Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public admin progam at Liberty University 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 Liberty University 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
Best Public Administration Basic Certificate Schools	6
Most Popular Public Administration Schools	11
Best Value Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	28
Most Focused Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	114
Best Public Administration Schools	283

In 2021, 161 students received their master’s degree in public admin from Liberty University. This makes it the #11 most popular school for public admin master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Admin Student Demographics at Liberty University

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

Liberty University Public Administration Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Administration from Liberty University in 2020-2021, 64% were men and 36% were women. The typical public admin bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at Liberty University since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Liberty University with a bachelor's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Liberty University Public Administration Master’s Program

Of the 161 students who graduated with a master’s in public admin from Liberty University in 2021, 55% were men and 45% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. Liberty University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Liberty University with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	35
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	73
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	38

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

Related Majors

• Human Services
• 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 VA, the home state for Liberty University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
General and Operations Managers	52,440	$142,000
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Chief Executives	5,760	$228,540
Social and Community Service Managers	2,650	$89,290
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	2,060	$105,600

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.