Public Administration at Valdosta State University

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

VSU is located in Valdosta, Georgia and has a total student population of 12,304. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 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.

VSU Public Administration Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at VSU

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? VSU offers distance education options for public admin at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

VSU Public Administration Rankings

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in public admin, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Admin Student Demographics at VSU

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

VSU Public Administration Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from VSU, 67% 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 Valdosta State University with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 GA, the home state for Valdosta State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
General and Operations Managers	85,920	$113,440
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Chief Executives	6,260	$218,590
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	3,780	$108,990
Social and Community Service Managers	3,720	$66,000

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 Jadvii under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.