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Public Administration at Virginia Tech

Public Administration at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 37,024.

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.

Virginia Tech Public Administration Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Admin

Virginia Tech Public Administration Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in public admin, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Admin Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech Public Administration Master’s Program

65% Women
29% 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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Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from Virginia Tech, 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 Virginia Tech with a master's in public admin.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Public Administration

Public Administration majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia Tech. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration 44

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
General and Operations Managers 52,440 $142,000
Managers 17,280 $134,500
Chief Executives 5,760 $228,540
Social and Community Service Managers 2,650 $89,290
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 2,060 $105,600

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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