Public Administration at Murray State University

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

Murray State is located in Murray, Kentucky and approximately 9,449 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.

Murray State Public Administration Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Public Admin

Murray State Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at Murray State

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

Murray State Public Administration Master’s Program

56% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. Murray State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	30
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Public Administration

If you plan to be a public admin major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Murray State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	13

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 KY, the home state for Murray State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
General and Operations Managers	30,240	$89,750
Chief Executives	3,300	$152,670
Managers	3,260	$92,630
Social and Community Service Managers	2,040	$63,210
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	1,820	$90,500

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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