Public Administration & Social Service at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and approximately 11,366 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 60 public administration and social service majors received their bachelor's degree from SIUC.

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.

SIUC Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

SIUC Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public administration and social service progam at SIUC 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 SIUC 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 Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	350
	441

In 2021, 58 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from SIUC. This makes it the #236 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at SIUC

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

SIUC Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of public administration and social service bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to 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 SIUC since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service at SIUC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	32
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SIUC Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 students earned a master's degree in public administration and social service from SIUC. About 79% of these graduates were women and the other 21% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. SIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from SIUC, 74% 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	43
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

SIUC 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

Public Administration & Social Service 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	108
Public Administration	10

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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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

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 Mark Jaroski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.