Public Administration at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

What traits are you looking for in a public admin school? To help you decide if Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public admin program.

SIUE is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and approximately 12,860 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students received their master's degree in public admin.

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

SIUE Public Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Admin

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 admin for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

SIUE Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at SIUE

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

SIUE Public Administration Master’s Program

Of the 37 public admin students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from SIUE, about 27% were men and 73% were women.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from SIUE, 51% 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 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	19
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Social Work

Careers That Public Admin Grads May Go Into

A degree in public admin 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
Chief Executives	9,650	$230,070
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	9,350	$98,210
Social and Community Service Managers	4,380	$66,150
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents	540	$75,910

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.