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Public Administration at University of the Southwest

Public Administration at University of the Southwest

What traits are you looking for in a public admin school? To help you decide if University of the Southwest is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public admin program.

USW is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and approximately 904 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.

USW Public Administration Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Admin

USW Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at USW

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

USW Public Administration Master’s Program

100% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 100% 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 the Southwest 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 0
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of the Southwest. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration 3

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 NM, the home state for University of the Southwest.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
General and Operations Managers 13,880 $101,720
Managers 2,850 $96,490
Social and Community Service Managers 670 $65,750
Legislators 480 $23,960
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 390 $92,540

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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