BA in Public Administration

The B.A. in public administration is designed for students who wish to pursue a career in the public and nonprofit sectors at the national, state and local levels. As a pre-professional program rooted in the liberal arts, the public administration program is designed for students seeking entry-level administrative or management positions or who wish to pursue advanced degrees in a range of policy fields such as public and nonprofit administration, public law, public health and public policy among others, including information technology and security and disaster management. This degree also helps to prepare undergraduates who are seeking careers in private sector corporations such as charitable organizations, universities, hospitals, health insurers, defense contractors, publicly regulated utilities, lobbying and consulting companies.