Public Administration & Social Service at Aurora University

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

Aurora is located in Aurora, Illinois and approximately 6,265 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 168 students received a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from Aurora.

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.

Aurora Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Aurora Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public administration and social service programs across the country. The following shows how Aurora performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and social service major at Aurora is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Administration & Social Service. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	7
Most Focused Public & Social Service Schools	7
Best Value Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools	12
Most Focused Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools	21
Most Popular Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools	35
Best Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools	54
Most Focused Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	57
Best Public & Social Service Schools	182
	295
	406

In 2021, 507 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from Aurora. This makes it the #13 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration and social service, making the school the #35 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Aurora

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

Aurora Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 168 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Administration & Social Service from Aurora in 2020-2021, 14% were men and 86% were women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at Aurora are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	49
White	91
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Aurora Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 507 students who earned a master's degree in Public Administration & Social Service from Aurora in 2020-2021, 12% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from Aurora, 62% 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 Aurora University with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	64
Hispanic or Latino	94
White	313
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	30

Aurora also has a doctoral program available in public administration and social service. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

The following public administration and social service concentations are available at Aurora University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Aurora University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	712
Public Administration	29
Community Organization & Advocacy	1

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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 Aurora University.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.