Public Administration at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill stacks up to those at other schools.

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,092.

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.

UNC Chapel Hill Public Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Admin

Online Classes Are Available at UNC Chapel Hill

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

UNC Chapel Hill Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public admin majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill Public Administration Master’s Program

Of the 60 students who earned a master's degree in Public Administration from UNC Chapel Hill in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 70% 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	42
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Related Majors

• Social Work
• Public Policy

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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
General and Operations Managers	54,330	$131,600
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Chief Executives	3,820	$210,050
Social and Community Service Managers	2,540	$69,640
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	2,490	$107,080

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 Marchmain05 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.