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 Louisiana at Monroe. 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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Part-time graduates at ULM paid an average of $479 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,490 | $18,590 |
| Fees | $2,820 | $2,820 |
The median early career salary of public admin students who receive their master’s degree from ULM is $34,526 per year. That is 31% lower than the national average of $50,200.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. ULM does offer online classes in its public admin master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the ULM Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in public admin in 2019-2020, 59.0% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 60.4%.
Around 46.2% of public admin master’s degree recipients at ULM in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 41%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 15 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 18 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Public Administration students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Administration | 39 |
*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.