Public Administration at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Every public administration school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public admin program at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee stacks up to those at other schools.

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 24,565.

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.

UWM Public Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Admin

UWM Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at UWM

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

UWM Public Administration Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. UWM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from UWM, 73% 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 Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Administration

Public Administration majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	9

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 - Milwaukee.

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 Freekee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.