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PhD / Doctorate Public Administration Full Time

Public Administration

at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus · University Park, Pennsylvania

Study mode

Full Time

How this program compares

Graduates of comparable Public Administration phd / doctorates nationally earn a median of $90,412. Earnings for this program itself are not published — the US Department of Education withholds figures where too few students completed, to protect privacy.

  This program Typical Public Administration phd / doctorate
Median earnings Not published $90,412

What this program covers

A program that prepares individuals to serve as managers in the executive arm of local, state, and federal government and that focuses on the systematic study of executive organization and management. Includes instruction in the roles, development, and principles of public administration; the management of public policy; executive-legislative relations; public budgetary processes and financial management; administrative law; public personnel management; professional ethics; and research methods.

Definition of CIP 440401 “Public Administration” from the US Department of Education’s Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP 2020).

Where this degree leads

Occupations the Department of Education links to this field of study in its CIP-to-SOC crosswalk.

Chief Executives General and Operations Managers Legislators Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Postmasters and Mail Superintendents Social and Community Service Managers Managers, All Other Construction Managers Urban and Regional Planners Traffic Technicians

About this listing

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus reports this program to the US Department of Education under CIP code 4404. Tuition, intake dates and entry requirements are set by the university and are not part of the federal record — check the university profile or its own site for those.

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