Public Administration at University of Memphis

If you are interested in studying public administration, you may want to check out the program at University of Memphis. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and has a total student population of 22,205.

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.

UofM Public Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Admin

UofM Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at UofM

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

UofM Public Administration Master’s Program

Of the 13 students who earned a master's degree in Public Administration from UofM in 2020-2021, 46% were men and 54% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. UofM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the public admin master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 TN, the home state for University of Memphis.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
General and Operations Managers	41,980	$110,580
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Chief Executives	6,680	$152,730
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	3,890	$85,760
Social and Community Service Managers	2,430	$68,450

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 BenSherman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.