Public Administration at American University

Every public administration school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public admin program at American University stacks up to those at other schools.

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 14,001. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 166 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.

The American University Public Administration Degrees Available

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

The American University Public Administration Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in public admin, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Admin Student Demographics at The American University

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

The American University Public Administration Master’s Program

Of the 166 students who graduated with a master’s in public admin from The American University in 2021, 37% were men and 63% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	56
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	66

Related Majors

• 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 DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
General and Operations Managers	25,930	$150,970
Managers	19,910	$147,460
Chief Executives	1,880	$247,500
Social and Community Service Managers	830	$101,360
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	510	$141,040

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 Samschoe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.