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 Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in public admin, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Ship paid an average of $774 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $516 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 | $9,288 | $13,932 |
| Fees | $2,682 | $2,898 |
The median early career salary of public admin students who receive their master’s degree from Ship is $55,338 per year. That is 10% higher than the national average of $50,200.
Online degrees for the Ship public admin master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Ship Online Learning page.
Women made up around 40.0% of the public admin students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 60.4%.
Around 10.0% of public admin master’s degree recipients at Ship in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 41%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Public Administration students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Administration | 10 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public administration.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 32 |
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*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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