Public Administration & Social Service at University of Illinois at Chicago

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

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 33,518 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 26 public administration and social service majors received their bachelor's degree from UIC.

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.

UIC Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

UIC Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public administration and social service major at UIC 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
Most Focused Public & Social Service Doctor’s Degree Schools	108
Most Popular Public & Social Service Graduate Certificate Schools	145
	235
Most Popular Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	380
Best Value Public & Social Service Schools	455

In 2021, 303 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from UIC. This makes it the #28 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in public administration and social service, making the school the #86 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 public administration and social service majors earned their bachelor's degree from UIC. Of these graduates, 23% were men and 77% 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 UIC since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 University of Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UIC Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 303 students graduated with a master's degree in public administration and social service from UIC. About 18% were men and 82% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Chicago with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	71
White	147
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UIC also has a doctoral program available in public administration and social service. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Public Administration & Social Service

The following public administration and social service concentations are available at University of Illinois at Chicago. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Illinois at Chicago. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	251
Public Administration	55
Public Policy	27

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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 University of Illinois at Chicago.

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 Hied5 under License

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