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DePaul University Master’s in Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service is a program of study at DePaul University. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in public administration and social service, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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 DePaul Cost?

DePaul Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at DePaul paid an average of $854 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	$19,370	$19,370
Fees	$390	$390

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

DePaul does not offer an online option for its public administration and social service master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the DePaul Online Learning page.

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

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 79 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, 60.8% 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 DePaul in 2019-2020, 43.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 41%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	12
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	38
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

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

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Public Administration	42
Public Policy	22
Social Work	15

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.