Public Administration & Social Service at Indiana University - Northwest

Every public administration & 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 & social service program at Indiana University - Northwest stacks up to those at other schools.

IU Northwest is located in Gary, Indiana and has a total student population of 3,801.

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.

IU Northwest Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

IU Northwest Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at IU Northwest 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.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at IU Northwest

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

IU Northwest Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration & social service at IU Northwest 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 Indiana University - Northwest with a bachelor's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

IU Northwest Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. IU Northwest does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public administration & social service master's degree from IU Northwest, 65% 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 Indiana University - Northwest with a master's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

If you plan to be a public administration & 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 Indiana University - Northwest. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	21

Related Majors

Careers That Public Administration & Social Service Grads May Go Into

A degree in public administration & 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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Northwest.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
General and Operations Managers	54,610	$103,370
Medical and Health Services Managers	7,350	$101,720
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	7,240	$40,090
Social and Human Service Assistants	6,530	$31,080

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 Lord dumbello under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.