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Graduate Public Administration Programs at University of Southern California

Here is an overview of the graduate program in public administration at USC. Graduate degrees are awarded at the Master’s, Professional Certificate levels. At its best it places at #1 out of 27 schools (Master’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

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

USC Graduate Public Administration Rankings

By College Factual’s measure, USC highly for public administration, placing at #4 out of 258 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Public Administration Schools	4 of 258
Best Public Administration Schools in California	1 of 29

Graduate Public Administration Degrees at USC

The following degree levels are offered in public administration at USC, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s	168
Professional Certificate	4

USC Public Administration Master’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, University of Southern California handed out 168 master’s degrees in public administration.

Master’s Rankings

USC is among the very best schools in the country for public administration at the master’s level. In particular it placed #1 out of 27 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in California	1
Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	1
Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools	4

USC Graduate Tuition and Fees

Average full-time graduate tuition and fees are listed in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$80,184	$80,184
Fees	$1,756	$1,756

Read more about USC tuition and fees.

Master’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 32% of public administration master’s degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

The largest share of public administration master’s degree graduates at USC are Hispanic or Latino. About 26% of graduates fell into this category.

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

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	27
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	37
Non-Resident Aliens	31
Other Races	13

USC Public Administration Professional Certificate Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, University of Southern California handed out 4 professional certificate degrees in public administration.

Professional Certificate Rankings

USC has not been ranked for public administration at the professional certificate level.

Professional Certificate Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 75% of public administration professional certificate degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

The largest share of public administration professional certificate degree graduates at USC are White. About 50% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Southern California with a professional certificate in public administration.

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

Transportation and Infrastructure Planning/Studies (Professional Certificate)

USC granted 4 professional certificate completions in transportation and infrastructure planning/studies in the latest year of data — 25% to women and 75% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (50%).

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
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