by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Administration is a concentration offered under the public administration major at Rutgers University - Newark. 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 Rutgers Newark paid an average of $1,256 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $739 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 | $17,736 | $30,144 |
| Fees | $1,968 | $1,968 |
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that Rutgers Newark offers online option in its public admin master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Rutgers Newark Online Learning page.
Women made up around 72.6% of the public admin students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 60.4%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in public admin at Rutgers Newark in 2019-2020, 76.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 41%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 13 |
| Black or African American | 60 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 23 |
| International Students | 9 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
*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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