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Undergraduate Public Administration at San Diego State University

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at San Diego State University. Degrees are awarded at the Bachelor’s level, with graduate study also available. It ranks as high as #2 out of 7 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees
• Graduate Study

San Diego State University Undergraduate Public Administration Rankings

College Factual rates San Diego State University highly for public administration, coming in at #39 out of 255 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Public Administration Schools	39 of 255
Best Public Administration Schools in California	9 of 29

Undergraduate Public Administration Degrees at San Diego State University

Here is each degree level available for public administration at San Diego State University, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	53
Master’s	46

San Diego State University Public Administration Bachelor’s Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, San Diego State University awarded 53 bachelor’s degrees in public administration.

Bachelor’s Rankings

San Diego State University ranks competitively among schools offering public administration at the bachelor’s level. Its best result was #2 out of 7 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in California	2
Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	3
Best Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11

Salary of Public Administration Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Public Administration students who finish a bachelor’s at San Diego State University go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $47,513 a year. This is lower than $63,824, the median for all majors at San Diego State University.

Student Debt of Public Administration Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

To complete a bachelor’s at San Diego State University, public administration students borrow a median amount of $15,000 in student loans. This is lower than $16,292, the typical median for all majors at San Diego State University.

San Diego State University Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$5,742	$18,684
Fees	$2,644	$2,644

Read more about San Diego State University tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 51% of public administration bachelor’s degrees went to men and 49% went to women.

The majority of public administration bachelor’s degree graduates at San Diego State University were Hispanic or Latino. Roughly 62% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from San Diego State University with a bachelor’s in public administration.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	9
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	2

Graduate Study in Public Administration at San Diego State University

Graduate study is also available at San Diego State University. The following graduate award levels are reported.

Graduate Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s Degrees in Public Administration	46

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 Wikipedia User:Geographer under License More about our data sources and methodologies.