Public Administration at Missouri State University - Springfield

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

Missouri State is located in Springfield, Missouri and has a total student population of 23,505.

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.

Missouri State Public Administration Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Public Admin

Missouri State Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at Missouri State

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

Missouri State Public Administration Master’s Program

52% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. Missouri State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	27
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Public Administration

Public Administration majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Missouri State University - Springfield. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	74

Public Policy

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 MO, the home state for Missouri State University - Springfield.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
General and Operations Managers	46,490	$105,280
Chief Executives	4,410	$167,980
Managers	3,980	$97,820
Social and Community Service Managers	2,290	$60,450
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	2,120	$98,730

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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