Public Administration & Social Service at Dominican University

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

Dominican U is located in River Forest, Illinois and has a total student population of 3,189. Of the 547 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Dominican University in 2021, 4 of them were public administration and social service majors.

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.

Dominican U Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Dominican U

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Dominican U offers distance education options for public administration and social service at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Dominican U Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at Dominican U compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and social service major at Dominican U 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 Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	157
Most Popular Online Public & Social Service Schools	161
Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	178
Most Focused Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	733

In 2021, 74 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from Dominican U. This makes it the #189 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Dominican U

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

Dominican U Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of public administration and social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 55% 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 Dominican University with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

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

Dominican U Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 74 students who graduated with a master’s in public administration and social service from Dominican U in 2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 66% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	38
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Dominican U 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

If you plan to be a public administration and social service major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Dominican University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	74
Human Services	4

Related Majors

• 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 Dominican 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
• Image Credit: By HalloweenHJB under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.