Public Administration at Portland State University

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

Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 23,640. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 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.

Portland State University Public Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Admin

Portland State University Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at Portland State University

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

Portland State University Public Administration Master’s Program

The public admin program at Portland State University awarded 43 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 35% of these degrees went to men with the other 65% going to women.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from Portland State University, 63% 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 Portland State University with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	27
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Related Majors

• Other Public Administration
• Public Policy
• 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 OR, the home state for Portland State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
General and Operations Managers	32,960	$107,670
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Social and Community Service Managers	3,950	$63,590
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	2,230	$89,070
Chief Executives	1,390	$212,290

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.