Public Administration at University of Oregon

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

UO is located in Eugene, Oregon and has a total student population of 21,752. Of the 4,533 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Oregon in 2021, 55 of them were public administration majors.

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.

UO Public Administration Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Admin
• Master’s Degree in Public Admin

UO Public Administration Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public admin programs across the country. The following shows how UO performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public admin major at UO is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Administration. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	96
Most Popular Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools	226

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in public admin from UO. This makes it the #227 most popular school for public admin master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in public admin, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Public Admin Graduates from UO Make?

The median salary of public admin students who receive their bachelor's degree at UO is $35,784. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $42,063 for all public admin students.

Public Admin Student Demographics at UO

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

UO Public Administration Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 students earned a bachelor's degree in public admin from UO. About 62% of these graduates were women and the other 38% were men.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public admin at UO are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Oregon with a bachelor's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	36
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UO Public Administration Master’s Program

Of the 13 students who graduated with a master’s in public admin from UO in 2021, 54% were men and 46% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. UO does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from UO, 77% 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 Oregon with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UO also has a doctoral program available in public admin. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Human Services

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 OR, the home state for University of Oregon.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
General and Operations Managers	32,960	$107,670
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Social and Community Service Managers	3,950	$63,590
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	2,230	$89,070
Chief Executives	1,390	$212,290

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.