Public Administration & Social Service at Loyola University Chicago

If you plan to study public administration and social service, take a look at what Loyola University Chicago has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Loyola Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 16,893. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 261 students received their master's degree in public administration and social service.

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.

Loyola Chicago Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Loyola Chicago Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration and social service, making the school the #59 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Loyola Chicago

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

Loyola Chicago Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 261 public administration and social service students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Loyola Chicago, about 9% were men and 91% were women.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from Loyola Chicago, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	61
White	150
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

The following public administration and social service concentations are available at Loyola University Chicago. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Loyola University Chicago. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	271
Public Policy	8

Related Majors

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• Legal Professions

Careers That Public Administration & Social Service Grads May Go Into

A degree in public administration and 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 Loyola University Chicago.

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 Amerique under License

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