Public Administration at Western Michigan University

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

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has a total student population of 19,887. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 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.

WMU Public Administration Degrees Available

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

WMU Public Administration Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in public admin, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Admin Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Public Administration Master’s Program

The public admin program at WMU awarded 29 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 45% of these degrees went to men with the other 55% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in public admin each year. WMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from WMU, 62% 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 Western Michigan University with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	18
International Students	3
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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
General and Operations Managers	58,140	$122,160
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Social and Community Service Managers	4,580	$72,450
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	3,240	$109,240
Chief Executives	2,620	$206,660

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 TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.