Public Administration at Syracuse 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 Syracuse University stacks up to those at other schools.

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and approximately 21,322 students attend the school each year.

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.

Syracuse Public Administration Degrees Available

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

Syracuse Public Administration Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in public admin, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Admin Student Demographics at Syracuse

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

Syracuse Public Administration Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. Syracuse does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	93
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

Concentrations Within Public Administration

If you plan to be a public admin major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Syracuse University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	202

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 NY, the home state for Syracuse University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
General and Operations Managers	163,250	$156,260
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Social and Community Service Managers	13,110	$86,700
Chief Executives	10,430	$220,040
Legislators	6,220	$90,050

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 Justing under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.