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Public Administration at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Public Administration at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and has a total student population of 31,142.

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.

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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.

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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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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