Public Administration at University of Kentucky

What traits are you looking for in a public admin school? To help you decide if University of Kentucky is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public admin program.

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and has a total student population of 29,986.

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.

UK Public Administration Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Public Admin

UK Public Administration Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in public admin, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Admin Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Public Administration Master’s Program

45% Women

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. UK does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Administration

The following public admin concentations are available at University of Kentucky. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Kentucky. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	40

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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
General and Operations Managers	30,240	$89,750
Chief Executives	3,300	$152,670
Managers	3,260	$92,630
Social and Community Service Managers	2,040	$63,210
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	1,820	$90,500

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
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