Public Administration at University of Missouri - St Louis

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

UMSL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a total student population of 13,874. Of the 1,889 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Missouri - St Louis in 2021, 14 of them were public administration majors.

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.

UMSL Public Administration Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UMSL

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

UMSL Public Administration Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public admin progam at UMSL 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 UMSL 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 Focused Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools	43
Best Value Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46
Most Focused Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49

In 2021, 19 students received their master’s degree in public admin from UMSL. This makes it the #183 most popular school for public admin master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Admin Student Demographics at UMSL

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

UMSL Public Administration Bachelor’s Program

Of the 14 public admin students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UMSL, about 71% were men and 29% were women. The typical public admin bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at UMSL since its program graduates 30% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public admin at UMSL 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 Missouri - St Louis with a bachelor's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UMSL Public Administration Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from UMSL, 84% 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 - St Louis with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UMSL also has a doctoral program available in public admin. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - St Louis.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.