Public Administration at Texas 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 Texas State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and has a total student population of 37,812. In 2021, 33 public admin majors received their bachelor's degree from Texas State.

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.

Texas State Public Administration Degrees Available

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

Texas State Public Administration Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public admin programs across the country. The following shows how Texas State 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 Texas State 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	26

In 2021, 37 students received their master’s degree in public admin from Texas State. This makes it the #97 most popular school for public admin master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Texas State Public Admin Graduates

The median salary of public admin students who receive their bachelor's degree at Texas State is $39,521. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $42,063 for all public admin students.

Public Admin Student Demographics at Texas State

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

Texas State Public Administration Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 public admin majors earned their bachelor's degree from Texas State. Of these graduates, 48% were men and 52% were women. The typical public admin bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at Texas State since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public admin at Texas State 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 Texas State University with a bachelor's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Texas State Public Administration Master’s Program

Of the 37 students who earned a master's degree in Public Administration from Texas State in 2020-2021, 49% were men and 51% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. Texas State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from Texas State, 51% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the public admin master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Texas State University with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Texas State 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 Texas 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.