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University of Maryland - College Park Master’s in Public Administration & Social Service

Public Administration & Social Service is a program of study at University of Maryland - College Park. The school offers a master’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in public administration and social service, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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 UMCP Cost?

UMCP Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UMCP was $1,625 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $731 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$13,158	$29,250
Fees	$1,635	$1,635

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

UMCP 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 UMCP Online Learning page.

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

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 72 students received their master’s degree in public administration and social service. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in public administration and social service in 2019-2020, 51.4% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 78.4%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 36.1% of the public administration and social service master’s degrees at UMCP in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 41%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	6
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	39
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Public Policy	72

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.