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The bachelor's program at WCU was ranked #54 on College Factual's Best Schools for public admin list. It is also ranked #3 in North Carolina.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Western Carolina University handed out 76 bachelor's degrees in public administration. This is an increase of 69% over the previous year when 45 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in public admin from WCU. This makes it the #259 most popular school for public admin master’s degree candidates in the country.
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Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public admin majors at Western Carolina University.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 76 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in public admin from WCU. About 64% were men and 36% were women.
The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at WCU are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 83% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Western Carolina University with a bachelor's in public admin.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| White | 63 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
| Other Races | 4 |
The public admin program at WCU awarded 10 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 10% of these degrees went to men with the other 90% going to women.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 100% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Western Carolina University with a master's in public admin.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
| Other Races | 0 |
