Public Administration at Southeast Missouri State University

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

Southeast Missouri State University is located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri and approximately 10,001 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 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.

Southeast Missouri State University Public Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Admin

Online Classes Are Available at Southeast Missouri State University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Southeast Missouri State University offers distance education options for public admin at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Southeast Missouri State University Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at Southeast Missouri State University

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

Southeast Missouri State University Public Administration Master’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a master's degree in Public Administration from Southeast Missouri State University in 2020-2021, 55% were men and 45% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in public admin each year. Southeast Missouri State University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southeast Missouri State University with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

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 MO, the home state for Southeast Missouri State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
General and Operations Managers	46,490	$105,280
Chief Executives	4,410	$167,980
Managers	3,980	$97,820
Social and Community Service Managers	2,290	$60,450
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	2,120	$98,730

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 Agathman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.