Public Administration Schools In Kentucky
Kentucky has 11 accredited public administration schools where public administration faculty who teach public administration classes can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the public administration academic community in Kentucky, and the future trends in public administration training at the following levels:
- Bachelors degree in Public Administration
- Masters degree in Public Administration
- PhD degree in Public Administration
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Professional Trends
Kentucky Vs. National Public Administration Employment
| Kentucky | 4,510 |
| National | 391,290 |
Approximately 1% of the country's public administration professionals work in Kentucky state.
Employment Growth for Public administration professionals In Kentucky
| 6,490 | 5,680 | 5,280 | 5,690 | 4,510 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Public Administration is a shrinking field in Kentucky. In Kentucky, 1,980 less public administration professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Kentucky, this field has shrunk by 31% in four years. This is faster than the trend for public administration professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of public administration professionals has shrunk by 4% between 2006 and 2010.
Public Administration VS. All Professions salaries in Kentucky
| $79,473 | $79,590 | $82,223 | $78,140 | $83,607 |
| $39,791 | $41,432 | $43,385 | $44,191 | $44,977 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Public Administration
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of public administration professionals is declining, the salaries paid to public administration professionals are increasing in Kentucky. The mean salary for public administration professionals in 2006 was $79,473 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $83,607 per year.
Salary percentiles for Public administration professionals in Kentucky
10th percentile |
$45,600 |
25th percentile |
$57,547 |
50th percentile |
$74,223 |
75th percentile |
$90,899 |
90th percentile |
$107,575 |
Thus, there was a 5% growth in public administration professionals' salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of Kentucky, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of public administration. The pay differential between the highest paid public administration professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 16%
Average Salaries for Public administration professionals and related professions in Kentucky
Business Administration |
$74,900 |
Business Management |
$81,750 |
Criminal Justice |
$35,909 |
Political Science |
$69,630 |
Public Administration |
$83,607 |
Social Work |
$43,278 |
Sociology |
$59,390 |
In Kentucky, public administration professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Public Administration programs available for each degree type for all schools in Kentucky
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
4 |
master |
9 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 14 |
As the number of public administration professionals is decreasing in Kentucky state, the number of students graduating from the 11 accredited public administration schools in Kentucky state is decreasing. In 2006 there were 168 public administration graduates from public administration courses in Kentucky and in 2010 there were 121 graduates.
There was a decrease in the number of public administration school degree or certificate graduates in Kentucky by 28%. A majority of these graduates, or 64%, graduated with a master's degree in public administration.