Public Administration at Tarleton State University

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

Tarleton is located in Stephenville, Texas and approximately 14,016 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,760 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Tarleton State 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.

Tarleton Public Administration Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Tarleton

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Tarleton offers distance education options for public admin at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Tarleton Public Administration Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public admin progam at Tarleton 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 Tarleton 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 Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27
Best Public Administration Schools	174
Most Focused Public Administration Schools	211

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in public admin from Tarleton. This makes it the #160 most popular school for public admin master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Admin Student Demographics at Tarleton

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

Tarleton Public Administration Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 public admin students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Tarleton, about 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical public admin bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at Tarleton since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

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

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

Tarleton Public Administration Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 public admin majors earned their master's degree from Tarleton. Of these graduates, 55% were men and 45% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. Tarleton does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from Tarleton, 59% 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 Tarleton State University with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Social Work

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 TX, the home state for Tarleton State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
General and Operations Managers	195,730	$125,870
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	11,390	$105,320
Social and Community Service Managers	5,370	$72,560
Chief Executives	5,260	$239,680

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.