Public Administration at DePaul University

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

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 21,922.

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.

DePaul Public Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Admin

DePaul Public Administration Rankings

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Public Admin Student Demographics at DePaul

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

DePaul Public Administration Master’s Program

Of the 50 students who graduated with a master’s in public admin from DePaul in 2021, 30% were men and 70% were women.

In the public admin master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 8% 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 admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Related Majors

• Social Work
• Public Policy

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 DePaul University.

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 Just under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.