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Public Administration at University of Missouri - Kansas City

Public Administration at University of Missouri - Kansas City

If you plan to study public administration, take a look at what University of Missouri - Kansas City has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and approximately 16,147 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.

UMKC Public Administration Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Admin

UMKC Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at UMKC

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

UMKC Public Administration Master’s Program

69% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

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Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from UMKC, 54% 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 Missouri - Kansas City with a master's in public admin.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 14
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Kansas City.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
General and Operations Managers 46,490 $105,280
Chief Executives 4,410 $167,980
Managers 3,980 $97,820
Social and Community Service Managers 2,290 $60,450
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 2,120 $98,730

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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