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American University Master’s in Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service is a program of study at American University. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in public administration and social service, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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• Graduate Cost
• Online Learning
• Student Diversity
• Focus Areas
• References

How Much Does a Master’s in Public Administration & Social Service from The American University Cost?

The American University Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at The American University was $1,906 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$34,533	$34,533
Fees	$991	$991

Does The American University Offer an Online Master’s in Public Administration & Social Service?

Online degrees for the The American University public administration and social service master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the The American University Online Learning page.

The American University Master’s Student Diversity for Public Administration & Social Service

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 217 master’s degrees in public administration and social service handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 69.6% of the public administration and social service students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 78.4%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 20.3% of the public administration and social service master’s degrees at The American University in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 41%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	22
Hispanic or Latino	9
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	87
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	58

Master’s in Public Administration & Social Service Focus Areas at The American University

Public Administration & Social Service students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Public Administration	163
Public Policy	54

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.

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.