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 Drake University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in public admin, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Drake paid an average of $649 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 | $11,682 | $11,682 |
| Fees | $250 | $250 |
The median early career salary of public admin students who receive their master’s degree from Drake is $49,312 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $50,200.
Online degrees for the Drake public admin master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Drake Online Learning page.
Women made up around 63.9% of the public admin students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 60.4%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 2.8% of the public admin master’s degrees at Drake in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 41%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 35 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Public Administration students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Administration | 36 |
*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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