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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

Online Classes Are Available at UNCW

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UNCW does offer online courses in public admin for the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

UNCW Public Administration Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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

71% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 public admin majors earned their master's degree from UNCW. Of these graduates, 29% were men and 71% were women.

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Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from UNCW, 71% 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 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 15
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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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