Public Administration at Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg

Every public administration school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public admin program at Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg stacks up to those at other schools.

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.

Penn State Harrisburg Public Administration Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Public Admin

Penn State Harrisburg Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at Penn State Harrisburg

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

Penn State Harrisburg Public Administration Master’s Program

33% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. Penn State Harrisburg does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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 PA, the home state for Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
General and Operations Managers	80,160	$133,480
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Social and Community Service Managers	8,300	$65,620
Chief Executives	6,540	$231,120
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	3,600	$112,170

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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