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Public Administration at Samford University

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

Samford is located in Birmingham, Alabama and has a total student population of 5,729. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in public admin from Samford.

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.

Samford Public Administration Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Admin

Samford Public Administration Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public admin progam at Samford compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Samford 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 Popular Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools 67
Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools 72
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Most Popular Public Administration Schools 320

Public Admin Student Demographics at Samford

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

Samford Public Administration Bachelor’s Program

38% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in public admin from Samford. About 63% were men and 38% were women. The typical public admin bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at Samford since its program graduates 21% more men than average.

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About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public admin at Samford 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 Samford University with a bachelor's in public admin.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 AL, the home state for Samford University.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
General and Operations Managers 28,600 $118,440
Managers 2,110 $106,680
Chief Executives 1,390 $204,590
Social and Community Service Managers 1,200 $66,430
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 1,030 $88,330

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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