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Public Administration at University of Illinois at Chicago

If you plan to study public administration, 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.

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.

UIC Public Administration Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Admin
  • Doctorate Degree in Public Admin

UIC Public Administration Rankings

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There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in public admin, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Admin Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC Public Administration Master’s Program

57% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 public admin majors earned their master's degree from UIC. Of these graduates, 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. UIC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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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 admin.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 15
International Students 32
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 University of Illinois at Chicago.

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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