Public Administration at University of Nevada - Reno

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

UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and approximately 20,722 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.

UNR Public Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Admin

UNR Public Administration Rankings

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Public Admin Student Demographics at UNR

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

UNR Public Administration Master’s Program

The public admin program at UNR awarded 4 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. UNR does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from UNR, 100% 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 Nevada - Reno with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• 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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Reno.

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
• Image Credit: By delamare under License

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