Public Administration at Westfield State University

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

Westfield is located in Westfield, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,395. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 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.

Westfield Public Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Admin

Westfield Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at Westfield

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

Westfield Public Administration Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 public admin majors earned their master's degree from Westfield. 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. Westfield does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from Westfield, 80% 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 Westfield State University with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	0
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 MA, the home state for Westfield State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
General and Operations Managers	77,580	$135,820
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Chief Executives	7,990	$221,810
Social and Community Service Managers	7,420	$70,500
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	3,220	$109,840

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 John Phelan under License

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