Public Administration at The University of Texas at Dallas

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 The University of Texas at Dallas stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and approximately 28,669 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,825 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Dallas in 2021, 13 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.

UT Dallas Public Administration Degrees Available

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

UT Dallas Public Administration Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public admin programs across the country. The following shows how UT Dallas 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 UT Dallas 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 Focused Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools	21
Best Value Public Administration Schools	269

In 2021, 29 students received their master’s degree in public admin from UT Dallas. This makes it the #126 most popular school for public admin master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in public admin, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Public Admin Graduates from UT Dallas Make?

The median salary of public admin students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Dallas is $41,883. This is less than $42,063, which is the national average of all public admin majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Public Admin Student Demographics at UT Dallas

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

UT Dallas Public Administration Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of public admin bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public admin at UT Dallas 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 The University of Texas at Dallas with a bachelor's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UT Dallas Public Administration Master’s Program

Of the 29 public admin students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Dallas, about 52% were men and 48% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. UT Dallas does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

In the public admin master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UT Dallas also has a doctoral program available in public admin. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Public Policy

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 The University of Texas at Dallas.

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 Stan9999 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.