Public Administration at North Carolina State University

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 North Carolina State University stacks up to those at other schools.

NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and approximately 36,042 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 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.

NC State Public Administration Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NC State

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

NC State does offer online education options in public admin for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

NC State Public Administration Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in public admin, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Admin Student Demographics at NC State

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

NC State Public Administration Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 public admin majors earned their master's degree from NC State. Of these graduates, 54% were men and 46% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in public admin each year. NC State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from NC State, 69% 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 North Carolina State University with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 NC, the home state for North Carolina State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
General and Operations Managers	54,330	$131,600
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Chief Executives	3,820	$210,050
Social and Community Service Managers	2,540	$69,640
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	2,490	$107,080

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 Haruhide000 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.