Public Administration at Florida State University

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

Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and has a total student population of 43,569. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 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.

Florida State Public Administration Degrees Available

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

Florida State Public Administration Rankings

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in public admin, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Admin Student Demographics at Florida State

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

Florida State Public Administration Master’s Program

Of the 49 students who graduated with a master’s in public admin from Florida State in 2021, 47% were men and 53% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in public admin each year. Florida State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from Florida State, 57% 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 Florida State University with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	28
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 FL, the home state for Florida State University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
General and Operations Managers	123,800	$112,600
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Chief Executives	20,860	$187,870
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	4,830	$93,720
Social and Community Service Managers	3,850	$71,820

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 Ayzmo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.