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Public Administration at University of Massachusetts - Boston

Public Administration at University of Massachusetts - Boston

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 Massachusetts - Boston stacks up to those at other schools.

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 16,259 students attend the school each year.

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.

UMass Boston Public Administration Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Admin

UMass Boston Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at UMass Boston

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

UMass Boston Public Administration Master’s Program

63% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from UMass Boston, 81% 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 Massachusetts - Boston with a master's in public admin.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Public Administration

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration 19

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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Boston.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
General and Operations Managers 77,580 $135,820
Managers 8,660 $131,450
Chief Executives 7,990 $221,810
Social and Community Service Managers 7,420 $70,500
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 3,220 $109,840

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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