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Public Administration at Northwestern University

Public Administration at Northwestern University

Every public administration school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public admin program at Northwestern University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

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.

Northwestern Public Administration Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Admin

Northwestern Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Public Administration Master’s Program

62% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 45
International Students 18
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Concentrations Within Public Administration

Public Administration majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Public Administration 75

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 Northwestern 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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