Public Administration at American Public University System

If you are interested in studying public administration, you may want to check out the program at American Public University System. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

American Military University is located in Charles Town, West Virginia and has a total student population of 50,047. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 88 students received their master's degree in public admin.

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.

American Military University Public Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Admin

Online Classes Are Available at American Military University

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, American Military University does offer online courses in public admin for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

American Military University Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at American Military University

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

American Military University Public Administration Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 88 public admin majors earned their master's degree from American Military University. Of these graduates, 53% were men and 47% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in public admin each year. American Military University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American Public University System with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	42
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Related Majors

• Human Services
• 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 WV, the home state for American Public University System.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.