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Public Administration at Governors State University

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Public Administration at Governors State University

If you plan to study public administration, take a look at what Governors State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and approximately 4,650 students attend the school each year.

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.

GSU Public Administration Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Admin

GSU Public Administration Rankings

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Public Admin Student Demographics at GSU

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

GSU Public Administration Master’s Program

79% Women
74% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 19 students who earned a master's degree in Public Administration from GSU in 2020-2021, 21% were men and 79% were women.

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In the public admin master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 74% of degree recipients. That is 32% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Governors State University with a master's in public admin.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Governors State 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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