Public Administration at University of Kansas

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 University of Kansas stacks up to those at other schools.

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and has a total student population of 26,744. Of the 4,600 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Kansas in 2021, 15 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.

KU Public Administration Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at KU

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? KU offers distance education options for public admin at the following degree levels:

KU Public Administration Rankings

The public admin major at KU 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.

In 2021, 35 students received their master’s degree in public admin from KU. This makes it the #104 most popular school for public admin master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in public admin, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Admin Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Public Administration Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 public admin majors earned their bachelor's degree from KU. Of these graduates, 53% were men and 47% were women. The typical public admin bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at KU since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public admin at KU 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 Kansas with a bachelor's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

KU Public Administration Master’s Program

Of the 35 students who earned a master's degree in Public Administration from KU in 2020-2021, 51% were men and 49% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. KU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from KU, 77% 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 University of Kansas with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

KU 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
• 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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
General and Operations Managers	18,240	$97,920
Chief Executives	3,790	$172,100
Managers	2,420	$102,560
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	1,100	$103,660
Social and Community Service Managers	1,060	$63,010

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 Arnhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.