Public Administration at Northern Illinois University

What traits are you looking for in a public admin school? To help you decide if Northern Illinois University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public admin program.

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 section at the bottom of this page.

NIU Public Administration Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Public Admin

NIU Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU Public Administration Master’s Program

39% Women

12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

Of the students who received a public admin 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 admin.

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

If you plan to be a public admin 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 Northern Illinois University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	35

Human Services

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 Northern Illinois 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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
Image Credit: By Andy McMurray under License

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