Public Administration at University of Illinois at Springfield

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

UIS is located in Springfield, Illinois and approximately 4,146 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 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.

UIS Public Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Admin
• Doctorate Degree in Public Admin

Online Classes Are Available at UIS

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

UIS does offer online education options in public admin for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

UIS Public Administration Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in public admin, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Admin Student Demographics at UIS

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

UIS Public Administration Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in public admin each year. UIS does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from UIS, 67% 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 University of Illinois at Springfield with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	32
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Other Public Administration
• Human Services

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 University of Illinois at Springfield.

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.