Public Administration at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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 Nevada - Las Vegas stacks up to those at other schools.

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and approximately 31,142 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.

UNLV Public Administration Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Public Admin

UNLV Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at UNLV

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

UNLV Public Administration Master’s Program

51% Women

53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 51% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. UNLV does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

In the public admin master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	19
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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 Nevada - Las Vegas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	74

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
General and Operations Managers	18,330	$128,080
Managers	7,120	$102,060
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	1,170	$94,750
Chief Executives	920	$215,590
Social and Community Service Managers	790	$75,840

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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