Public Administration at California State University - Los Angeles

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 California State University - Los Angeles stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 26,745. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 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.

Cal State LA Public Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Admin

Cal State LA Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at Cal State LA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public admin majors at California State University - Los Angeles.

Cal State LA Public Administration Master’s Program

Of the 39 students who graduated with a master’s in public admin from Cal State LA in 2021, 41% were men and 59% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in public admin each year. Cal State LA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the public admin master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 85% of degree recipients. That is 43% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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 CA, the home state for California State University - Los Angeles.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
General and Operations Managers	249,800	$137,640
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Chief Executives	30,290	$228,270
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	18,990	$107,550
Legislators	3,140	$68,580

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 Justefrain under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.