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 California State University - Bakersfield. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in public admin, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,176 | $16,680 |
| Fees | $1,757 | $1,757 |
The median early career salary of public admin students who receive their master’s degree from CSUB is $40,551 per year. That is 19% lower than the national average of $50,200.
CSUB does not offer an online option for its public admin master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the CSUB Online Learning page.
Women made up around 55.3% 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%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in public admin at CSUB in 2019-2020, 65.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 41%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Public Administration students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Administration | 38 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 70 |
*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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