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Columbia University in the City of New York Master’s in Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service is a program of study at Columbia University in the City of New York. 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, diversity of students, and more.

If there’s something special you’re looking for, you can use one of the links below to find it:

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

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

Columbia Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Columbia was $1,974 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$49,024	$49,024
Fees	$2,170	$2,170

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

If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Columbia does offer online classes in its public administration and social service master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Columbia Online Learning page.

Columbia Master’s Student Diversity for Public Administration & Social Service

There were 960 master’s degrees in public administration and social service 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 administration and social service in 2019-2020, 75.5% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 78.4%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in public administration and social service at Columbia in 2019-2020, 31.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 41%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	87
Black or African American	69
Hispanic or Latino	115
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	290
International Students	353
Other Races/Ethnicities	46

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

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Public Administration	458
Social Work	502

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.