Public Administration at Tarleton State University

What traits are you looking for in a public admin school? To help you decide if Tarleton State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public admin program.

Tarleton is located in Stephenville, Texas and approximately 14,016 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 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.

Tarleton Public Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Admin

Online Classes Are Available at Tarleton

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Tarleton does offer online courses in public admin for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Tarleton Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at Tarleton

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

Tarleton Public Administration Master’s Program

Of the 22 students who earned a master's degree in Public Administration from Tarleton 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. Tarleton does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from Tarleton, 59% 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 Tarleton State University with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
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 TX, the home state for Tarleton State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
General and Operations Managers	195,730	$125,870
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	11,390	$105,320
Social and Community Service Managers	5,370	$72,560
Chief Executives	5,260	$239,680

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.