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Regent University

Public Administration (44.0401)
Master's Degree
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Public Administration
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: MA
2010 CIP Code: 440401

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:YesYes

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  08/2005
Program authorized for distance learning
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-19724713
2019-20775112
2020-21764825
2021-22473512
2022-23452615

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
$ 4,094




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2018-195813
2019-206612
2020-2117825
2021-226612
2022-236915
Five Year Summary403777
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years4250077830677



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in 2022
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)1718%
2013-14 (8 years)1527%
2016-17 (5 years)3040%$45,738$62,744$79,352
2018-19 (3 years)4929%$44,063$56,143$67,468
2020-21 (18 months)7239%$40,607$48,730$62,684



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-183068.2%$ 36,112$ 50,706$ 49,034$ 58,507
2014-15 to 2018-192959.2%$ 36,112$ 49,329$ 49,807$ 54,839
2015-16 to 2019-203663.2%$ 35,206$ 48,364$ 50,137$ 56,759
2016-17 to 2020-214866.7%$ 32,469$ 47,193$ 47,956$ 56,759
2017-18 to 2021-225165.4%$ 35,042$ 47,325$ 48,570$ 58,246
Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-183068.2%$ 40,564$ 53,445$ 55,212$ 60,845
2014-15 to 2018-193061.2%$ 40,564$ 52,339$ 65,749$ 60,381
2015-16 to 2019-203764.9%$ 39,950$ 52,804$ 68,475$ 60,845
2016-17 to 2020-214968.1%$ 35,370$ 49,575$ 60,741$ 60,845
2017-18 to 2021-225266.7%$ 38,531$ 47,833$ 60,305$ 60,931


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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