by our College Data Analytics TeamPublic Administration is a concentration offered under the public administration major at Texas State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in public admin, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Texas State paid an average of $756 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $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 |
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.
About 54.5% of the students who received their Master’s in public admin in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 60.4%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 45.5% of the public admin master’s degrees at Texas State in 2019-2020. 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 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.