Public Administration at University of Illinois at Springfield

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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in public admin from UIS.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Public Admin

Online Classes Are Available at UIS

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UIS does offer online courses in public admin for the following degree levels:

UIS Public Administration Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the public admin progam at UIS compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Focused Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools	5
Most Focused Public Administration Schools	8
Best Value Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Popular Public Administration Doctor’s Degree Schools	10
Most Focused Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools	13
Best Value Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools	13
Most Popular Online Public Administration Schools	26
Best Public Administration Graduate Certificate Schools	26
	51
Most Popular Public Administration Schools	64
Best Value Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools	71
Best Value Public Administration Schools	80
Most Popular Public Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87
Best Public Administration Schools	115

In 2021, 48 students received their master’s degree in public admin from UIS. This makes it the #71 most popular school for public admin master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 public admin majors earned their bachelor's degree from UIS. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public admin at UIS are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UIS Public Administration Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 48% 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 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from UIS, 67% 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	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	32
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UIS also has a doctoral program available in public admin. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Public Administration
• Human Services
• Social Work

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
• Image Credit: By Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.