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Public Administration at West Virginia State University

Public Administration at West Virginia State University

If you plan to study public administration, take a look at what West Virginia State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WVSU is located in Institute, West Virginia and approximately 3,638 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.

WVSU Public Administration Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Admin

WVSU Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at WVSU

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

WVSU Public Administration Master’s Program

62% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

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Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from WVSU, 54% 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 West Virginia State University with a master's in public admin.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 West Virginia State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration 10

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia State University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
General and Operations Managers 11,100 $87,430
Managers 1,880 $77,290
Chief Executives 1,000 $153,880
Legislators 650 $28,520
Social and Community Service Managers 450 $56,460

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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