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 Central Michigan University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in public admin, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Central Michigan paid an average of $850 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $637 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 | $14,223 | $18,909 |
| Fees | $450 | $450 |
The median early career salary of public admin students who receive their master’s degree from Central Michigan is $53,894 per year. That is 7% higher than the national average of $50,200.
Central Michigan 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 Central Michigan Online Learning page.
Women made up around 59.1% of the public admin students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 60.4%.
Around 43.0% of public admin master’s degree recipients at Central Michigan in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 41%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 27 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 50 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Public Administration students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Administration | 93 |
*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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