Other Public Administration

Types of Degrees Other Public Administration Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many other public administration graduations there were in 2020-2021 for each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Master’s Degree	213
Graduate Certificate	45
Doctor’s Degree	37

Who Is Getting a Master’s Degree in Other Public Administration?

This major is dominated by women with about 69% of recent graduates being female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of other public admin majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2
Black or African American	49
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	103
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Geographic Diversity

Americans aren’t the only ones with an interest in Other Public Admin. About 7.0% of those with this major are international students. The most popular countries for students from outside the country are:

• China
• South Korea
• India
• Colombia
• Brazil

Master’s Degree Starting Salary

According to 2019-2020 data from the U.S. Department of Education, students who graduated with a master’s degree in other public admin have a median salary of $61,572 during the early years of their career. During this timeframe, most salaries fell between $46,155 (25th percentile) and $63,344 (75th percentile).

One thing to note here is that not all of these people may be working in careers related to other public admin.

Online Other Public Administration Programs

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 94 schools offered some type of other public administration program. The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	9	0
Certificate (2-4 Years)	1	0
Associate’s Degree	24	5
Bachelor’s Degree	19	3
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	27	8
Post-Master’s	3	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	6	1
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Majors Related to Other Public Administration

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to other public admin.

Major	Number of Grads
Social Work	33,631
Public Administration	13,571
Public Policy	3,737
Human Services	1,277
Community Organization & Advocacy	741

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
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020

More about our data sources and methodologies.