Public Administration at University of Illinois at Springfield

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying public administration, you may want to check out the program at University of Illinois at Springfield. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UIS is located in Springfield, Illinois and approximately 4,146 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.

UIS Public Administration Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Public Admin
Master’s Degree in Public Admin

UIS Public Administration Rankings

The public admin major at UIS is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Administration. 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.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in public admin, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Admin Student Demographics at UIS

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

UIS Public Administration Bachelor’s Program

20% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of public admin bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. The typical public admin bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at UIS since its program graduates 39% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Springfield with a bachelor's in public admin.

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

UIS Public Administration Master’s Program

43% Women

24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in public admin each year. UIS does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from UIS, 70% 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 University of Illinois at Springfield with a master's in public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	32
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 University of Illinois at Springfield. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Administration	71

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 Springfield.

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
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