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Rutgers University - New Brunswick Master’s in Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service is a program of study at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. 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, and more.

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

How Much Does a Master’s in Public Administration & Social Service from Rutgers New Brunswick Cost?

Rutgers New Brunswick Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Rutgers New Brunswick was $1,256 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $739 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$17,736	$30,144
Fees	$1,988	$1,988

Does Rutgers New Brunswick Offer an Online Master’s in Public Administration & Social Service?

Online degrees for the Rutgers New Brunswick 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 Rutgers New Brunswick Online Learning page.

Rutgers New Brunswick Master’s Student Diversity for Public Administration & Social Service

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 697 master’s degrees in public administration and social service handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in public administration and social service in 2019-2020, 86.2% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 78.4%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in public administration and social service at Rutgers New Brunswick in 2019-2020, 48.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 41%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	37
Black or African American	139
Hispanic or Latino	153
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	339
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Master’s in Public Administration & Social Service Focus Areas at Rutgers New Brunswick

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Public Policy	30
Social Work	667

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.