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Public Administration at University of South Carolina - Columbia

Public Administration at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a total student population of 35,470.

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.

UofSC Public Administration Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Admin

UofSC Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at UofSC

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

UofSC Public Administration Master’s Program

67% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from UofSC, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the public admin master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Carolina - Columbia with a master's in public admin.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 South Carolina - Columbia. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration 7

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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation Jobs in SC Average Salary in SC
General and Operations Managers 32,520 $101,400
Chief Executives 2,900 $182,760
Managers 1,760 $100,890
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 1,150 $94,240
Social and Community Service Managers 930 $68,610

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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