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 University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. 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, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UCCS paid an average of $1,123 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $714 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,918 | $25,774 |
The median early career salary of public admin students who receive their master’s degree from UCCS is $46,673 per year. That is 7% lower than the national average of $50,200.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the public admin master’s degree program at UCCS. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UCCS Online Learning page.
Women made up around 64.5% of the public admin students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 60.4%.
Around 35.5% of public admin master’s degree recipients at UCCS in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 41%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 19 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Public Administration students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Administration | 31 |
*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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