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
• Doctorate Degree in Public Admin

Virginia Tech Public Administration Rankings

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.

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

Of the 14 students who graduated with a master’s in public admin from Virginia Tech in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. Virginia Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from Virginia Tech, 64% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Public Policy

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Eric T Gunther under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.