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Portland State University Master’s in Public Administration & Social Service

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

If there’s something special you’re looking for, you can use one of the links below to find it:

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

How Much Does a Master’s in Public Administration & Social Service from Portland State University Cost?

Portland State University Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at Portland State University paid an average of $671 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $444 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	$14,652	$22,143
Fees	$1,641	$1,641

Does Portland State University Offer an Online Master’s in Public Administration & Social Service?

If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Portland State University does offer online classes in its public administration and social service master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Portland State University Online Learning page.

Portland State University Master’s Student Diversity for Public Administration & Social Service

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 318 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 80.8% of the public administration and social service students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 78.4%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 22.3% of the public administration and social service master’s degrees at Portland State University in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 41%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	27
Native American or Alaska Native	6
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	239
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Master’s in Public Administration & Social Service Focus Areas at Portland State University

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Public Administration	53
Public Policy	16
Social Work	249

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.