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 Texas State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in public admin, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Texas State paid an average of $756 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $347 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,946 | $15,127 |
| Fees | $1,913 | $1,913 |
The median early career salary of public admin students who receive their master’s degree from Texas State is $50,439 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $50,200.
Texas State does not offer an online option for its public admin master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Texas State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 54.5% 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%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in public admin at Texas State in 2019-2020, 45.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 41%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 15 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Public Administration students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Administration | 33 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public administration.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Work | 149 |
*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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