Public Administration & Social Service at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

If you are interested in studying public administration and social service, you may want to check out the program at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SIUE is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and has a total student population of 12,860. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 61 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.

SIUE Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Administration & Social Service

Online Classes Are Available at SIUE

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

• Master’s Degree

SIUE Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at SIUE

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

SIUE Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 61 public administration and social service students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SIUE, about 21% were men and 79% were women.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from SIUE, 52% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	32
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

If you plan to be a public administration and social service major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	37
Social Work	24

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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 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

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 Illinois2011 (Tyler Warren) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.