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Public Administration at Drake University

If you plan to study public administration, take a look at what Drake University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Drake is located in Des Moines, Iowa and has a total student population of 4,774. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 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.

Drake Public Administration Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Admin

Drake Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at Drake

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

Drake Public Administration Master’s Program

67% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The public admin program at Drake awarded 33 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women.

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Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from Drake, 67% 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 Drake University with a master's in public admin.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 22
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 IA, the home state for Drake University.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
General and Operations Managers 23,570 $99,720
Managers 2,880 $101,360
Social and Community Service Managers 2,310 $58,410
Chief Executives 2,020 $211,560
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 1,390 $84,960

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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