Public Administration at Western Carolina University

What traits are you looking for in a public admin school? To help you decide if Western Carolina University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public admin program.

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and has a total student population of 12,243. In 2021, 76 public admin majors received their bachelor's degree from WCU.

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.

WCU Public Administration Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Admin
• Master’s Degree in Public Admin

Online Classes Are Available at WCU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, WCU does offer online courses in public admin for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

WCU Public Administration Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public admin progam at WCU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public admin major at WCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Administration. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Most Focused Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
	23
Most Popular Public Administration Schools	43
	81
Most Focused Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools	286

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in public admin from WCU. This makes it the #259 most popular school for public admin master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Public Admin Graduates from WCU Make?

The median salary of public admin students who receive their bachelor's degree at WCU is $55,712. This is 32% higher than $42,063, which is the national average for all public admin bachelor's degree recipients.

Public Admin Student Demographics at WCU

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

WCU Public Administration Bachelor’s Program

Of the 76 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Administration from WCU in 2020-2021, 64% were men and 36% were women. The typical public admin bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at WCU since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public admin at WCU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Carolina University with a bachelor's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	63
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

WCU Public Administration Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from WCU, 100% 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 Western Carolina University with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WCU also has a doctoral program available in public admin. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
General and Operations Managers	54,330	$131,600
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Chief Executives	3,820	$210,050
Social and Community Service Managers	2,540	$69,640
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	2,490	$107,080

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.