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Public Administration at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Public Administration at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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

SIUE is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and approximately 12,860 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.

SIUE Public Administration Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Admin

SIUE Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at SIUE

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

SIUE Public Administration Master’s Program

61% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

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Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from SIUE, 61% 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 Edwardsville with a master's in public admin.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 14
International Students 0
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 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration 37

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 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

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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