Public Administration at Tennessee State University

Every public administration school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public admin program at Tennessee State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Tennessee State University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 7,615.

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.

Tennessee State University Public Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Admin

Online Classes Are Available at Tennessee State University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Tennessee State University does offer online education options in public admin for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Tennessee State University Public Administration Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in public admin, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Admin Student Demographics at Tennessee State University

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

Tennessee State University Public Administration Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. Tennessee State University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from Tennessee State University, 61% 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 Tennessee State University with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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 TN, the home state for Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
General and Operations Managers	41,980	$110,580
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Chief Executives	6,680	$152,730
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	3,890	$85,760
Social and Community Service Managers	2,430	$68,450

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 The Peep Holes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.