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University of Chicago Master’s in Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service is a program of study at University of Chicago. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in public administration and social service, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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 UChicago Cost?

UChicago Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UChicago 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	$60,300	$60,300
Fees	$1,248	$1,248

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

Online degrees for the UChicago public administration and social service master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UChicago Online Learning page.

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

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 536 master’s degrees in public administration and social service handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in public administration and social service in 2019-2020, 67.7% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 78.4%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 26.9% of public administration and social service master’s degree recipients at UChicago in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 41%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	46
Black or African American	36
Hispanic or Latino	48
Native American or Alaska Native	1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	212
International Students	176
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

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

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Public Policy	337
Social Work	199

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.