Public Administration & Social Service at DePaul University

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 DePaul University stacks up to those at other schools.

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 21,922 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 6 public administration and social service majors received their bachelor's degree from DePaul.

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.

DePaul Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

DePaul Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public administration and social service programs across the country. The following shows how DePaul 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 DePaul 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
Best Value Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	195
Most Focused Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	816
Most Focused Public & Social Service Schools	911

In 2021, 87 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from DePaul. This makes it the #160 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at DePaul

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

DePaul Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

The public administration and social service program at DePaul awarded 6 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women. The typical public administration and social service bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at DePaul since its program graduates 31% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public administration and social service bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

DePaul Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

The public administration and social service program at DePaul awarded 87 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 24% of these degrees went to men with the other 76% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. DePaul does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	43
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

DePaul also has a doctoral program available in public administration and social service. In 2021, 0 student 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 DePaul University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at DePaul University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	50
Public Policy	26
Social Work	17

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
• 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 DePaul 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
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