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American University Master’s in Public Administration

163 Master's Degrees Awarded
$72,708 Average Salary

The 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 American University. 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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How Much Does a Master’s in Public Admin from The American University Cost?

$35,524 Average Tuition and Fees

The American University Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at The American University paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-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

How Much Can You Make With a Master’s in Public Admin From The American University?

$72,708 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

public admin who receive their master’s degree from The American University make an average of $72,708 a year during the early days of their career. That is 45% higher than the national average of $50,200.

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Does The American University Offer an Online Master’s in Public Admin?

Online degrees for the The American University 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 The American University Online Learning page.

The American University Master’s Student Diversity for Public Admin

163 Master's Degrees Awarded
68.7% Women
20.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 163 master’s degrees in public admin awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in public admin in 2019-2020, 68.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 60.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 20.2% of the public admin master’s degrees at The American University in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 41%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 18
Hispanic or Latino 6
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 56
International Students 26
Other Races/Ethnicities 51

Master’s in Public Admin Focus Areas at The American University

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Public Administration 163

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Policy 54

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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.

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