Public Administration at University of Central Oklahoma

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

UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and approximately 14,132 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in public admin from UCO.

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.

UCO Public Administration Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UCO

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UCO offers distance education options for public admin at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UCO Public Administration Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public admin programs across the country. The following shows how UCO 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 UCO 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
Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools	68
Most Focused Public Administration Schools	179
	214

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in public admin from UCO. This makes it the #174 most popular school for public admin master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Admin Student Demographics at UCO

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

UCO Public Administration Bachelor’s Program

The public admin program at UCO awarded 3 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public admin at UCO 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 University of Central Oklahoma with a bachelor's in public admin.

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

UCO Public Administration Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

In the public admin master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

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 OK, the home state for University of Central Oklahoma.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
General and Operations Managers	25,770	$104,860
Chief Executives	3,600	$157,540
Managers	1,780	$102,710
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	1,560	$80,210
Social and Community Service Managers	1,040	$62,530

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 Houstonman6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.