Graduate Public Administration Programs at Northern Illinois University

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about graduate study in public administration at Northern Illinois University. Graduate degrees are awarded at the Master’s level. It ranks as high as #5 out of 10 schools (Master’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Master’s Degrees

Northern Illinois University Graduate Public Administration Rankings

#78 in the U.S.

#5 in Illinois

#8 in the Great Lakes Region

By College Factual’s measure, Northern Illinois University as a strong choice for public administration, coming in at #78 out of 258 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Public Administration Schools	78 of 258
Best Public Administration Schools in Illinois	5 of 10
Best Public Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region	8 of 36

Graduate Public Administration Degrees at Northern Illinois University

Here is each degree level granted in public administration at Northern Illinois University, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s	31

Northern Illinois University Public Administration Master’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Northern Illinois University awarded 31 master’s degrees in public administration.

Master’s Rankings

Northern Illinois University ranks competitively among schools offering public administration at the master’s level. Specifically, it ranked #5 out of 10 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois	5
Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	7
Best Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools	72

Northern Illinois University Graduate Tuition and Fees

$23,666 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Average full-time graduate tuition and fees are listed in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$23,266	$23,266
Fees	$400	$400

Learn more about Northern Illinois University tuition and fees.

Master’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of public administration master’s degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

The largest share of public administration master’s degree graduates at Northern Illinois University were White. Roughly 77% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Northern Illinois University with a master’s in public administration.

Ethnic diversity of Public Administration majors at Northern Illinois University

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	24
Non-Resident Aliens	4
Other Races	0

References

National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
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