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Suffolk University Master’s in Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service is a program of study at Suffolk University. 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 Suffolk Cost?

Suffolk Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Suffolk paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$39,914	$39,914
Fees	$324	$324

Does Suffolk Offer an Online Master’s in Public Administration & Social Service?

If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that Suffolk offers online option 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 Suffolk Online Learning page.

Suffolk Master’s Student Diversity for Public Administration & Social Service

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 34 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

Of the students who received their master’s degree in public administration and social service in 2019-2020, 67.6% of them were women. This is less 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 Suffolk in 2019-2020, 32.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 41%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	21
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Master’s in Public Administration & Social Service Focus Areas at Suffolk

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Public Administration	34

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.