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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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

Of the 69 students who earned a master's degree in Public Administration from Northwestern in 2020-2021, 38% were men and 62% were women.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from Northwestern, 68% 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 admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	47
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Public Policy
• Community Organization & Advocacy

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.

• 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.