Public Administration & Social Service at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603. In 2021, 113 public administration and social service majors received their bachelor's degree from Northwestern.

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.

Northwestern Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

Northwestern Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and social service major at Northwestern 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
Best Value Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	338

In 2021, 100 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from Northwestern. This makes it the #138 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 113 public administration and social service students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Northwestern, about 39% were men and 61% were women. 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 Northwestern since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Northwestern University with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	52
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Northwestern Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

Of the 100 students who graduated with a master’s in public administration and social service from Northwestern in 2021, 34% were men and 66% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. Northwestern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from Northwestern, 54% 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 Northwestern University with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	54
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Northwestern 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

If you plan to be a public administration and 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 Northwestern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Community Organization & Advocacy	109
Public Administration	75
Public Policy	45

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
• Legal Professions

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 Northwestern 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 Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.