Public Administration at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

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 New Mexico State University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and has a total student population of 14,227. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 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.

NMSU Main Campus Public Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Admin

NMSU Main Campus Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at NMSU Main Campus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public admin majors at New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

NMSU Main Campus Public Administration Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a master’s in public admin from NMSU Main Campus in 2021, 78% were men and 22% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in public admin each year. NMSU Main Campus does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 38% more men than average.

In the public admin master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 NM, the home state for New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
General and Operations Managers	13,880	$101,720
Managers	2,850	$96,490
Social and Community Service Managers	670	$65,750
Legislators	480	$23,960
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	390	$92,540

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 AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.