Public Administration at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269.

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.

WVU Public Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Admin

WVU 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.

Public Admin Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Public Administration Master’s Program

Of the 34 public admin students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from WVU, about 47% were men and 53% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. WVU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from WVU, 82% 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 University with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	28
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Social Work

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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.