Public Administration at University of La Verne

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

ULV is located in La Verne, California and has a total student population of 6,983. Of the 1,220 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of La Verne in 2021, 27 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.

ULV Public Administration Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at ULV

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

ULV Public Administration Rankings

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

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 ULV 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18
Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20
Most Popular Public Administration Schools	88
Best Value Public Administration Schools	139

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in public admin from ULV. This makes it the #158 most popular school for public admin master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in public admin, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Admin Student Demographics at ULV

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

ULV Public Administration Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of public admin bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% 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 La Verne with a bachelor's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

ULV Public Administration Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students graduated with a master's degree in public admin from ULV. About 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. ULV does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the public admin master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 87% of degree recipients. That is 45% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

ULV also has a doctoral program available in public admin. In 2021, 4 students 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 CA, the home state for University of La Verne.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
General and Operations Managers	249,800	$137,640
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Chief Executives	30,290	$228,270
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	18,990	$107,550
Legislators	3,140	$68,580

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 Bdx under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.