Public Administration at Widener University

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

Widener is located in Chester, Pennsylvania and approximately 6,150 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.

Widener Public Administration Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Public Admin

Widener Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at Widener

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

Widener Public Administration Master’s Program

40% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. Widener does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from Widener, 60% 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 Widener 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	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Widener University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	11

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 PA, the home state for Widener University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
General and Operations Managers	80,160	$133,480
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Social and Community Service Managers	8,300	$65,620
Chief Executives	6,540	$231,120
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	3,600	$112,170

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
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