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Public Administration at University of South Dakota

Public Administration at University of South Dakota

If you are interested in studying public administration, you may want to check out the program at University of South Dakota. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and approximately 9,459 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.

USD Public Administration Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Admin

USD Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at USD

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

USD Public Administration Master’s Program

59% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 41% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

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Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from USD, 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 South Dakota with a master's in public admin.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 12
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Public Administration

The following public admin concentations are available at University of South Dakota. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of South Dakota. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration 37

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 SD, the home state for University of South Dakota.

Occupation Jobs in SD Average Salary in SD
General and Operations Managers 3,670 $125,490
Chief Executives 540 $251,950
Managers 370 $99,030
Social and Community Service Managers 240 $71,630
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 200 $95,330

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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