Public Administration at Ohio State University - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a public admin school? To help you decide if Ohio State University - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public admin program.

Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and approximately 61,369 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 93 students received a bachelor's degree in public admin from Ohio State.

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.

Ohio State Public Administration Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Admin
• Master’s Degree in Public Admin
• Doctorate Degree in Public Admin

Ohio State Public Administration Rankings

The public admin major at Ohio State 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.

In 2021, 82 students received their master’s degree in public admin from Ohio State. This makes it the #33 most popular school for public admin master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in public admin, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Public Admin Graduates from Ohio State Make?

The median salary of public admin students who receive their bachelor's degree at Ohio State is $34,336. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $42,063 for all public admin students.

Public Admin Student Demographics at Ohio State

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

Ohio State Public Administration Bachelor’s Program

Of the 93 public admin students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Ohio State, about 30% were men and 70% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public admin at Ohio State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	70
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Ohio State Public Administration Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 82 students earned a master's degree in public admin from Ohio State. About 52% of these graduates were women and the other 48% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. Ohio State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from Ohio State, 77% 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 Ohio State University - Main Campus with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	63
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Ohio State also has a doctoral program available in public admin. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 OH, the home state for Ohio State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
General and Operations Managers	58,980	$118,470
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	5,290	$99,570
Social and Community Service Managers	4,960	$73,210
Chief Executives	4,420	$201,100

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 Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.