Public Administration at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

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

UW - La Crosse is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 10,531. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in public admin from UW - La Crosse.

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.

UW - La Crosse Public Administration Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Admin

UW - La Crosse Public Administration Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public admin progam at UW - La Crosse compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public admin major at UW - La Crosse 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 Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26
Most Popular Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	52
	76
Most Focused Public Administration Schools	289

Earnings of UW - La Crosse Public Admin Graduates

The median salary of public admin students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW - La Crosse is $42,052. This is less than $42,063, which is the national average of all public admin majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Public Admin Student Demographics at UW - La Crosse

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

UW - La Crosse Public Administration Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in public admin from UW - La Crosse. About 69% were men and 31% were women. The typical public admin bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at UW - La Crosse since its program graduates 28% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public admin at UW - La Crosse 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 Wisconsin - La Crosse with a bachelor's in public admin.

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

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

Related Majors

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - La Crosse.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
General and Operations Managers	33,340	$126,950
Managers	12,400	$85,050
Chief Executives	5,240	$154,820
Social and Community Service Managers	2,830	$66,750
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	2,510	$98,520

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 Lacrossewi under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.