by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Public Administration. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Public Administration is a major offered under the public administration and social service program of study at University of Illinois at Chicago. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in public admin, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UIC paid an average of $993 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $692 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,799 | $23,714 |
| Fees | $3,322 | $3,322 |
The median early career salary of public admin students who receive their master’s degree from UIC is $52,663 per year. That is 5% higher than the national average of $50,200.
Online degrees for the UIC public admin master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UIC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 51.6% of the public admin students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 60.4%.
Around 16.5% of public admin master’s degree recipients at UIC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 41%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 20 |
| International Students | 56 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Public Administration students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Administration | 91 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public administration.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Policy | 2 |
| Social Work | 248 |
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*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.
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