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Public Administration at The University of Alabama

Public Administration at The University of Alabama

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

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and has a total student population of 37,840.

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.

UA Public Administration Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Admin

UA Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at UA

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

UA Public Administration Master’s Program

48% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 52% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. UA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from UA, 78% 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 The University of Alabama with a master's in public admin.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 21
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 The University of Alabama.

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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