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Public Administration at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Public Administration at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

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

UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and approximately 17,915 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.

UNCW Public Administration Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Admin

UNCW Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at UNCW

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

UNCW Public Administration Master’s Program

68% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

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Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from UNCW, 82% 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 Wilmington with a master's in public admin.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 18
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of North Carolina at Wilmington. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration 21

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 Wilmington.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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