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Public Administration at Northeastern University

Public Administration at Northeastern University

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

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 22,905.

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.

Northeastern Public Administration Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Admin

Northeastern Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at Northeastern

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

Northeastern Public Administration Master’s Program

68% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

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Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from Northeastern, 55% 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 Northeastern University with a master's in public admin.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 41
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 MA, the home state for Northeastern University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
General and Operations Managers 77,580 $135,820
Managers 8,660 $131,450
Chief Executives 7,990 $221,810
Social and Community Service Managers 7,420 $70,500
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 3,220 $109,840

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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