Public Administration at Point Park University

If you plan to study public administration, take a look at what Point Park University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Point Park is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and approximately 3,591 students attend the school each year. Of the 616 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Point Park University in 2021, 4 of them were public administration majors.

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.

Point Park Public Administration Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Admin

Online Classes Are Available at Point Park

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Point Park does offer online courses in public admin for the following degree levels:

Point Park Public Administration Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public admin programs across the country. The following shows how Point Park performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public admin major at Point Park 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54
Most Popular Online Public Administration Schools	56

Public Admin Student Demographics at Point Park

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

Point Park Public Administration Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in public admin from Point Park. About 75% were men and 25% were women. The typical public admin bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at Point Park since its program graduates 34% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public admin at Point Park 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 Point Park University with a bachelor's in public admin.

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

Point Park also has a doctoral program available in public admin. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Community Organization & Advocacy

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 Point Park University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By J. James under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.