Public Administration at University of Missouri - Columbia

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

Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and approximately 31,089 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 93 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.

Mizzou Public Administration Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Mizzou

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Master’s Degree

Mizzou Public Administration Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in public admin, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Admin Student Demographics at Mizzou

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

Mizzou Public Administration Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 93 public admin majors earned their master's degree from Mizzou. Of these graduates, 47% were men and 53% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in public admin each year. Mizzou does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from Mizzou, 60% 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 Missouri - Columbia with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	56
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Columbia.

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 Adam Procter under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.