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Public Administration at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

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

Ship is located in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 6,130. Of the 979 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 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.

Ship Public Administration Degrees Available

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

Ship Public Administration Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public admin major at Ship 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
Best Value Public Administration Schools 45
Best Public Administration Schools 68
Most Focused Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools 68

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in public admin from Ship. This makes it the #259 most popular school for public admin master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Admin Student Demographics at Ship

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

Ship Public Administration Bachelor’s Program

75% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a bachelor's degree in public admin from Ship. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public admin at Ship 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 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in public admin.

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

Ship Public Administration Master’s Program

40% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. Ship does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from Ship, 80% 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 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania with a master's in public admin.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Ship 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 PA, the home state for Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.

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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