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Public Administration at University of Southern California

Public Administration at University of Southern California

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

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287.

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.

USC Public Administration Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Admin

USC Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Public Administration Master’s Program

65% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

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In the public admin master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 27
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 60
White 66
International Students 31
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

Concentrations Within Public Administration

The following public admin concentations are available at University of Southern California. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Southern California. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration 164

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 CA, the home state for University of Southern California.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
General and Operations Managers 249,800 $137,640
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Chief Executives 30,290 $228,270
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 18,990 $107,550
Legislators 3,140 $68,580

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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