Public Administration at Pennsylvania State University - World Campus

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

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 World Campus Public Administration Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Public Admin

Penn State World Campus Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at Penn State World Campus

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

Penn State World Campus Public Administration Master’s Program

49% Women

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. Penn State World Campus does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from Penn State World Campus, 68% 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 Pennsylvania State University - World Campus with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Public Administration

The following public admin concentations are available at Pennsylvania State University - World Campus. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Pennsylvania State University - World Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree 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 - World Campus.

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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