Public Administration at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Every public administration school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public admin program at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee stacks up to those at other schools.

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 24,565. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 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.

UWM Public Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Admin

UWM Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at UWM

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

UWM Public Administration Master’s Program

Of the 9 public admin students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UWM, about 56% were men and 44% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in public admin each year. UWM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from UWM, 56% 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 Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
General and Operations Managers	33,340	$126,950
Managers	12,400	$85,050
Chief Executives	5,240	$154,820
Social and Community Service Managers	2,830	$66,750
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	2,510	$98,520

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 Freekee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.