Public Administration at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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 Minnesota - Twin Cities stacks up to those at other schools.

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 52,017.

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.

UMN Twin Cities Public Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Admin

UMN Twin Cities Public Administration Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in public admin, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Admin Student Demographics at UMN Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities Public Administration Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. UMN Twin Cities does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from UMN Twin Cities, 65% 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Public Administration

If you plan to be a public admin major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	37

Related Majors

• Human Services
• Public Policy

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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
General and Operations Managers	46,440	$112,120
Managers	9,350	$128,590
Chief Executives	5,970	$195,320
Social and Community Service Managers	3,360	$75,280
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	2,260	$102,500

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.