Public Administration at University of Maine at Augusta

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

UMA is located in Augusta, Maine and has a total student population of 4,202. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in public admin from UMA.

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.

UMA Public Administration Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UMA

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.

UMA does offer online education options in public admin for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

UMA Public Administration Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public admin progam at UMA 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 UMA 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 Popular Online Public Administration Associate Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Public Administration Associate Degree Schools	11
Most Focused Public Administration Associate Degree Schools	12
Most Focused Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19
Most Popular Online Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20
Most Popular Public Administration Schools	320

Public Admin Student Demographics at UMA

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

UMA Public Administration Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of public admin associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in public admin at UMA are white. Around 100% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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

UMA Public Administration Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Administration from UMA in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical public admin bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at UMA since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public admin at UMA 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 Maine at Augusta with a bachelor's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UMA 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 ME, the home state for University of Maine at Augusta.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
General and Operations Managers	12,510	$98,100
Managers	1,380	$96,570
Social and Community Service Managers	1,030	$60,620
Chief Executives	850	$152,780
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	550	$79,140

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.