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Public Administration at University of Kentucky

If you are interested in studying public administration, you may want to check out the program at University of Kentucky. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and approximately 29,986 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 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.

UK Public Administration Degrees Available

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

UK Public Administration Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in public admin, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Admin Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Public Administration Master’s Program

34% Women
3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The public admin program at UK awarded 35 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 66% of these degrees went to men with the other 34% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in public admin each year. UK does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 26% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from UK, 57% 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 University of Kentucky with a master's in public admin.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 20
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
General and Operations Managers 30,240 $89,750
Chief Executives 3,300 $152,670
Managers 3,260 $92,630
Social and Community Service Managers 2,040 $63,210
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 1,820 $90,500

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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