by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Administration & Social Service is a program of study at Kean 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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Kean was $919 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $765 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $15,752 | $20,714 |
| Fees | $1,604 | $1,604 |
Online degrees for the Kean public administration and social service master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Kean Online Learning page.
About 79.6% of the students who received their Master’s in public administration and social service in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 78.4%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in public administration and social service at Kean in 2019-2020, 73.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 41%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 51 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 25 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Public Administration & Social Service students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Administration | 34 |
| Social Work | 74 |
*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.