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
• Doctorate Degree in Public Admin

UK Public Administration Rankings

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.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students earned a master's degree in public admin from UK. About 34% of these graduates were women and the other 66% were men. 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 25% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from UK, 57% 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 Kentucky with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	20
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 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
• Image Credit: By Seicer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.