Public Administration & Social Service at Northeastern Illinois University

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

Northeastern Illinois University is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 7,119 students attend the school each year.

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.

Northeastern Illinois University Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Northeastern Illinois University Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at Northeastern Illinois University 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 Northeastern Illinois University

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

Northeastern Illinois University Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical public administration & social service bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Northeastern Illinois University since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public administration & social service bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	57
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Northeastern Illinois University Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. Northeastern Illinois University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the public administration & social service master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Related Majors

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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 IL, the home state for Northeastern Illinois 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 Serhii under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.