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Boston University Master’s in Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service is a program of study at Boston University. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in public administration and social service, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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 Boston U Cost?

Boston U Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at Boston U paid an average of $1,777 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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	$56,854	$56,854
Fees	$812	$812

Does Boston U Offer an Online Master’s in Public Administration & Social Service?

Online degrees for the Boston U 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 Boston U Online Learning page.

Boston U Master’s Student Diversity for Public Administration & Social Service

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 364 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in public administration and social service in 2019-2020, 89.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 78.4%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 25.5% of public administration and social service master’s degree recipients at Boston U in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 41%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	19
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	37
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	230
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	51

Master’s in Public Administration & Social Service Focus Areas at Boston U

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Public Administration	9
Social Work	355

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.