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Harvard University Doctorate in Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service is a program of study at Harvard University. The school offers a doctor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in public administration and social service, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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

How Much Does a Doctorate in Public Administration & Social Service from Harvard Cost?

Harvard Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Harvard was $1,545 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$49,448	$49,448
Fees	$1,206	$1,206

Does Harvard Offer an Online Doctorate in Public Administration & Social Service?

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

Harvard Doctorate Student Diversity for Public Administration & Social Service

There were 24 doctor’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 doctor’s degree in public administration and social service in 2019-2020, 79.2% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 70.1%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in public administration and social service at Harvard in 2019-2020, 29.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
Native American or Alaska Native	1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	11
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Doctorate in Public Administration & Social Service Focus Areas at Harvard

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Public Policy	24

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.