Public Administration & Social Service at Dominican University

Every public administration & social service school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public administration & social service program at Dominican University stacks up to those at other schools.

Dominican U is located in River Forest, Illinois and approximately 3,189 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Administration & Social Service section at the bottom of this page.

Dominican U Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service
• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Online Classes Are Available at Dominican U

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Dominican U does offer online courses in public administration & social service for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Dominican U Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Dominican U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public administration & social service majors at Dominican University.

Dominican U Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

In the public administration & social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Dominican University with a master's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

If you plan to be a public administration & social service major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Dominican University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Related Majors

Careers That Public Administration & Social Service Grads May Go Into

A degree in public administration & social service can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Dominican University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
General and Operations Managers	122,790	$125,990
Medical and Health Services Managers	14,050	$121,900
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	13,910	$56,100
Social and Human Service Assistants	13,080	$32,910
Health Specialties Professors	10,070	$105,140

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By HalloweenHJB under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.