Public Administration & Social Service at University of Chicago

Every public administration and 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 and social service program at University of Chicago stacks up to those at other schools.

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 17,834 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 425 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.

UChicago Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

UChicago 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 UChicago

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

UChicago Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 425 students who earned a master's degree in Public Administration & Social Service from UChicago in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. UChicago does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	32
Black or African American	44
Hispanic or Latino	60
White	183
International Students	82
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Chicago. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Policy	306
Social Work	175

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 University of 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 Leefon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.