Public Administration at University of Southern California

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

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 164 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.

USC Public Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Admin

Online Classes Are Available at USC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

USC Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Public Administration Master’s Program

Of the 164 public admin students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from USC, about 36% were men and 64% were women.

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 University of Southern California with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	50
International Students	33
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Related Majors

• Other Public Administration
• 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 CA, the home state for University of Southern California.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
General and Operations Managers	249,800	$137,640
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Chief Executives	30,290	$228,270
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	18,990	$107,550
Legislators	3,140	$68,580

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 Original uploader was Padsquad19 at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.