Public Administration & Social Service at Lewis University

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

Lewis is located in Romeoville, Illinois and approximately 6,437 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from Lewis.

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.

Lewis Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Lewis Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and social service major at Lewis 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
Most Focused Public & Social Service Schools	656

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from Lewis. This makes it the #364 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Lewis

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

Lewis Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students earned a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from Lewis. About 76% of these graduates were women and the other 24% were men. 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 Lewis since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Lewis University with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Lewis Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students graduated with a master's degree in public administration and social service from Lewis. About 12% were men and 88% were women.

In the public administration and social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Lewis 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 Lewis University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Lewis University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	45
Public Administration	2

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• Legal Professions
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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 Lewis 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.