Public Administration at Tennessee State University

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

Tennessee State University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 7,615 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 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.

Tennessee State University Public Administration Degrees Available

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

Tennessee State University Public Administration Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in public admin, making the school the #33 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Admin Student Demographics at Tennessee State University

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

Tennessee State University Public Administration Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a master's degree in public admin from Tennessee State University. About 23% were men and 77% were women.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from Tennessee State University, 54% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the public admin master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• 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 TN, the home state for Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
General and Operations Managers	41,980	$110,580
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Chief Executives	6,680	$152,730
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	3,890	$85,760
Social and Community Service Managers	2,430	$68,450

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 The Peep Holes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.