Public Administration & Social Service at University of Illinois at Chicago

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 University of Illinois at Chicago stacks up to those at other schools.

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 33,518 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.

UIC Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

UIC Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration & social service, making the school the #86 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. UIC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the public administration & social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	36
Hispanic or Latino	76
White	117
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 Illinois at Chicago. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	55
Public Policy	1

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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 University of Illinois at 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 Hied5 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.