Public Administration at George Washington University

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

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 67 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.

GWU Public Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Admin

GWU Public Administration Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in public admin, making the school the #41 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Admin Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Public Administration Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 67 students graduated with a master's degree in public admin from GWU. About 37% were men and 63% were women.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from GWU, 60% 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 George Washington University with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	40
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 George Washington 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 Michiel1972 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.