Public Administration at University of Arizona

If you are interested in studying public administration, you may want to check out the program at University of Arizona. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and approximately 45,601 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 students received a bachelor's degree in public admin from University of Arizona.

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.

University of Arizona Public Administration Degrees Available

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

University of Arizona Public Administration Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public admin progam at University of Arizona compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public admin major at University of Arizona 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	83

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in public admin from University of Arizona. This makes it the #143 most popular school for public admin master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Public Admin Graduates from University of Arizona Make?

The median salary of public admin students who receive their bachelor's degree at University of Arizona is $39,081. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $42,063 for all public admin students.

Public Admin Student Demographics at University of Arizona

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

University of Arizona Public Administration Bachelor’s Program

Of the 58 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Administration from University of Arizona in 2020-2021, 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical public admin bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at University of Arizona since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public admin bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

University of Arizona Public Administration Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students graduated with a master's degree in public admin from University of Arizona. About 44% were men and 56% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. University of Arizona does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the public admin master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	6
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Public Policy
• Human Services

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 AZ, the home state for University of Arizona.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
General and Operations Managers	50,540	$102,470
Managers	8,520	$101,630
Chief Executives	6,630	$194,360
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	2,760	$84,730
Social and Community Service Managers	2,290	$65,610

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 Msr69er under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.