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 Ohio State University - Main Campus. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in public admin, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Ohio State paid an average of $2,267 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $723 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,560 | $36,276 |
| Fees | $865 | $865 |
The median early career salary of public admin students who receive their master’s degree from Ohio State is $50,182 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $50,200.
Ohio State 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 Ohio State Online Learning page.
About 51.2% of the students who received their Master’s in public admin in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 60.4%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 22.1% of the public admin master’s degrees at Ohio State in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 41%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 63 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Public Administration students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Administration | 86 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 365 |
*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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