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Graduate Public Administration Programs at East Carolina University

Here is an overview of the graduate program in public administration at ECU. It is offered at the Master’s, Graduate Certificate levels. It ranks as high as #6 out of 12 schools (Master’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Master’s Degrees
• Graduate Certificate Degrees

ECU Graduate Public Administration Rankings

College Factual ranks ECU highly for public administration, ranked #135 out of 258 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Public Administration Schools	135 of 258
Best Public Administration Schools in North Carolina	7 of 12
Best Public Administration Schools in the Southeast Region	24 of 75

Graduate Public Administration Degrees at ECU

Here is each degree level granted in public administration at ECU, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s	11
Graduate Certificate	4

ECU Public Administration Master’s Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, East Carolina University handed out 11 master’s degrees in public administration.

Master’s Rankings

ECU ranks competitively among schools offering public administration at the master’s level. Specifically, it ranked #6 out of 12 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina	6
Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	20
Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools	124

Master’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of public administration master’s degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

The majority of public administration master’s degree graduates at ECU are Black or African American. About 36% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from East Carolina University with a master’s in public administration.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
Non-Resident Aliens	2
Other Races	0

ECU Public Administration Graduate Certificate Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, East Carolina University conferred 4 graduate certificate degrees in public administration.

Graduate Certificate Rankings

ECU has not been ranked for public administration at the graduate certificate level.

Graduate Certificate Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 50% of public administration graduate certificate degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

The majority of public administration graduate certificate degree graduates at ECU are Black or African American. About 50% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from East Carolina University with a graduate certificate in public administration.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	0

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• Image Credit: By Luca Masters under License More about our data sources and methodologies.