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 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus. 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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at FDU was $811 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 | $9,732 | $9,732 |
| Fees | $924 | $924 |
The median early career salary of public admin students who receive their master’s degree from FDU is $65,238 per year. That is 30% higher than the national average of $50,200.
FDU 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 FDU Online Learning page.
About 61.0% of the students who received their Master’s in public admin in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 60.4%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in public admin at FDU in 2019-2020, 65.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 41%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 20 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Public Administration students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Administration | 41 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.