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

Public Administration & Social Service is a program of study at University of Kansas. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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 KU Cost?

KU Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at KU was $998 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $416 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	$9,989	$23,951
Fees	$1,056	$1,056

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

KU does not offer an online option for its public administration and social service master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the KU Online Learning page.

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

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 247 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, 83.4% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 78.4%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 23.9% of the public administration and social service master’s degrees at KU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 41%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	22
Native American or Alaska Native	4
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	184
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

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

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Public Administration	40
Social Work	207

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.