Public Administration & Social Service at Northern Illinois University

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

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and approximately 16,769 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.

NIU Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

NIU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The public administration & social service major at NIU 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 NIU

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

NIU Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of public administration & social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% 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 NIU since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration & social service at NIU 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 Northern Illinois University with a bachelor's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NIU Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of public administration & social service master's degrees went to men and 39% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration & social service each year. NIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 41% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public administration & social service master's degree from NIU, 85% 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 Northern Illinois University with a master's in public administration & social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	28
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

The following public administration & social service concentations are available at Northern Illinois University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northern Illinois University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	35
Human Services	15

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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 Northern 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 Andy McMurray under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.