Public Administration & Social Service at Western Illinois University

Every public administration and social service school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public administration and social service program at Western Illinois University stacks up to those at other schools.

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and approximately 7,490 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 students received a bachelor's degree in public administration and social service from WIU.

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.

WIU Public Administration & Social Service Degrees Available

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

WIU Public Administration & Social Service Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks public administration and social service programs across the country. The following shows how WIU performed in these rankings.

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 WIU 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
Best Value Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools	35
Best Public & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	152

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service from WIU. This makes it the #506 most popular school for public administration and social service master’s degree candidates in the country.

Public Administration & Social Service Student Demographics at WIU

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

WIU Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Program

Of the 45 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Administration & Social Service from WIU in 2020-2021, 4% were men and 96% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 Western Illinois University with a bachelor's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

WIU Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a master's degree in public administration and social service from WIU. About 57% of these graduates were women and the other 43% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in public administration and social service each year. WIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

Of the students who received a public administration and social service master's degree from WIU, 71% 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 Western Illinois University with a master's in public administration and social service.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WIU also has a doctoral program available in public administration and social service. In 2021, 0 student 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 Western Illinois University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Social Work	45
Community Organization & Advocacy	7

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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 Western Illinois University.

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 IlliniGradResearch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.