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Public Administration at Northern Kentucky University

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

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211.

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.

NKU Public Administration Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Admin

NKU Public Administration Rankings

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Public Admin Student Demographics at NKU

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

NKU Public Administration Master’s Program

58% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 public admin majors earned their master's degree from NKU. Of these graduates, 42% were men and 58% were women.

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Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from NKU, 71% 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 Northern Kentucky University with a master's in public admin.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 17
International Students 0
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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky 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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